Florida Senate - 2019                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for HB 7125
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Rodriguez moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 5560 and 5561
    4  insert:
    5         Section 77. Subsection (1) of section 40.013, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         40.013 Persons disqualified or excused from jury service.—
    8         (1) No person who is under prosecution for any crime, or
    9  who has been convicted in this state, any federal court, or any
   10  other state, territory, or country of bribery, forgery, perjury,
   11  larceny, or any other offense that is a felony in this state or
   12  which if it had been committed in this state would be a felony,
   13  unless restored to civil rights, shall be qualified to serve as
   14  a juror. However, the disqualification provided under this
   15  subsection no longer applies upon the restoration of voting
   16  rights pursuant to s. 4., Art. VI of the State Constitution for
   17  a person who has completed all terms of sentence for a felony
   18  conviction for an offense other than murder or a felony sexual
   19  offense.
   20         Section 78. If any provision of this act or an act passed
   21  by the Legislature relating to the implementation of s. 4,
   22  Article VI of the State Constitution is held to be invalid, the
   23  invalidity does not affect the provisions of this act which can
   24  be given effect without the invalid provision or application,
   25  and to this end this act is severable.
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   28  And the title is amended as follows:
   29         Delete line 428
   30  and insert:
   31         made by the act; amending s. 40.013, F.S.; providing
   32         that disqualification from jury service does not apply
   33         to persons convicted of certain felonies who have had
   34         their voting rights restored pursuant to s. 4, Art. VI
   35         of the State Constitution; providing for severability;
   36         providing effective dates.