{"id":7940,"date":"2025-11-05T13:20:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T18:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/mcmorrow\/?page_id=7940"},"modified":"2025-11-05T13:27:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T18:27:14","slug":"jury-duty-exemption","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/mcmorrow\/jury-duty-exemption\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury Duty Exemption"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=”https:\/\/senatedems.com\/mcmorrow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/McMorrow-Cosponsor_JuryDuty-Banner.jpg” title_text=”McMorrow-Cosponsor_JuryDuty-Banner” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_slider _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”74px||74px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_slide heading=”Senator McMorrow\u2019s bipartisan legislation, Senate Bill 330, would allow Michiganders caring or grieving for a loved one to claim a jury duty exemption.” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” header_font_size=”30px” body_text_color=”#232d3e” background_color=”#4fc2e9″ background_enable_color=”on” background_layout=”light” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Michigan currently exempts individuals over 70 and nursing moms from jury duty participation, among others. ” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#232d3e” header_font_size=”30px” background_color=”#4fc2e9″ background_enable_color=”on” background_layout=”light” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Yet, there is no clear exemption process for family members providing end-of-life care or parents of critically ill children. ” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#232d3e” header_font_size=”30px” background_color=”#4fc2e9″ background_enable_color=”on” background_layout=”light” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”][\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_fullwidth_slider][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f9f6f2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”|130px||130px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/senatedems.com\/mcmorrow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/03\/McMorrow_Portrait-214×300-1.jpg” title_text=”McMorrow_Portrait-214×300-1″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”90%” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”|511px||||” border_radii=”on|270px|270px|270px|270px” border_width_all=”5px” border_color_all=”#232d3e” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text quote_border_color=”#0072da” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Inter||||||||” text_text_color=”#232a33″ text_font_size=”21px” text_line_height=”1.72em” custom_margin=”|||-3px||” custom_padding=”|||34px||” border_color_all=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]
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\u201c<\/span>This legislation <\/span>doesn’t<\/span> diminish the importance of jury service. It recognizes that some citizens are already serving in ways that demand everything they <\/span>have to<\/span> give.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#232a33″ text_font_size=”20px” global_colors_info=”{}”]

\u2014 Sen. Mallory McMorrow<\/em><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text quote_border_color=”#0072da” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Inter||||||||” text_text_color=”#232a33″ text_font_size=”21px” text_line_height=”1.72em” header_3_font=”Noto Serif|700|on||||||” header_3_text_color=”#232d3e” header_3_font_size=”28px” custom_margin=”|||-3px||” custom_padding=”|||1px||” border_color_all=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]

Watch Senator McMorrow testify on this legislation in the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety<\/span><\/b><\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/R8cmxm-FKhI” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” border_radii=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text quote_border_color=”#0072da” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Inter||||||||” text_text_color=”#232a33″ text_font_size=”21px” text_line_height=”1.72em” header_3_font=”Noto Serif|700|on||||||” header_3_text_color=”#232d3e” header_3_font_size=”28px” custom_margin=”|||-3px||” custom_padding=”|||1px||” border_color_all=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]

Legislation Breakdown \u2014 Senate Bill <\/span>330<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

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  • Allows individuals who have a family member in hospice care or who are parents of a child with a serious health condition to claim exemption from jury duty participation.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Also adds an exemption for Michiganders grieving the death of a loved one <\/span>for <\/span>up to one year after their passing.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Passed the Senate with bipartisan support in Oct. 2025; awaits consideration in the House.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”35px|auto||auto|false|false” custom_padding=”40px|40px|40px|40px|true|true” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text quote_border_color=”#0072da” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Inter||||||||” text_text_color=”#232a33″ text_font_size=”21px” text_line_height=”1.72em” header_3_font=”Noto Serif|700|on||||||” header_3_text_color=”#232d3e” header_3_font_size=”28px” custom_margin=”|||-3px||” custom_padding=”|||1px||” border_color_all=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]

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