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      By: Bonnen H.B. No. 4088       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the qualifications for jury service.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 62.102, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 62.102.  GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR JURY SERVICE.  A   person is disqualified to serve as a petit juror unless the person:                (1)  is at least 18 years of age;                (2)  is a citizen of the United States;                (3)  is a resident of this state and of the county in   which the person is to serve as a juror;                (4)  is qualified under the constitution and laws to   vote in the county in which the person is to serve as a juror;                (5)  is of sound mind and good moral character;                (6)  is able to read and write;                (7)  has not served as a petit juror for six days during   the preceding three months in the county court or during the   preceding six months in the district court;                (8)  has not been convicted of misdemeanor theft or a   felony; [ and ]                (9)  is not under indictment or other legal accusation   for misdemeanor theft or a felony ; and                 (10)     has not served as a petit juror for three   consecutive months during the preceding 60 months in the county   court or district court .          SECTION 2.  Section 62.102, Government Code, as amended by   this Act, applies only to the qualifications of a person summoned   for jury service on or after the effective date of this Act.  The   qualifications of a person summoned for jury service before the   effective date of this Act are governed by the law in effect on the   date the summons was made, and the former law is continued in effect   for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.