HB 1484 — An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juries and jurors, further providing for compensation of and travel allowance for jurors.

PRINTER'S NO.    1738

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1484
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY DAWKINS, POWELL, FREEMAN, WAXMAN, MADDEN, BURGOS,
        PIELLI, GIRAL, HILL-EVANS, NEILSON, RABB, SANCHEZ, HARKINS,
        HADDOCK, MAYES, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, D. WILLIAMS, K.HARRIS,
        KENYATTA, BELLMON, CERRATO, DOUGHERTY, SCHLOSSBERG, DONAHUE,
        GREEN, CIRESI AND WARREN, MAY 16, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 21, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
 2      Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juries and jurors,
 3      further providing for compensation of and travel allowance
 4      for jurors.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7      Section 1.    Section 4561(a) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
 8   Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
 9   adding a subsection to read:
10   § 4561.   Compensation of and travel allowance for jurors.
11      (a)    Compensation.--A person summoned to serve as a juror
12   shall receive compensation at the rate of [$9 a day for the
13   first three days in any calendar year he shall be required to
14   report for service and $25 a day for each day thereafter in such
15   calendar year] $40 a day for each day that such person is
16   required to report. In addition, persons so summoned shall be
17   paid a travel allowance at the rate of 17¢ per mile circular
 1   except that no travel allowance shall be paid in the first
 2   judicial district.
 3      (a.1)   Method of compensation.--The county commissioners in
 4   each county shall select the method by which jurors are
 5   compensated under subsection (a), which may include a check,
 6   debit card, bank transfer or other method selected by the county
 7   commissioners. The method of compensation may not affect the
 8   amount of compensation.
 9      * * *
10      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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