It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 9-9-29 of the General Laws in Chapter 9-9 entitled "Jury Lists" is hereby amended to read as follows:

9-9-29. Public transportation -- The jury commissioner shall establish a procedure whereby, upon request, any serving juror shall be allowed the use of the regularly scheduled services of the Rhode Island public transit authority and the Pawtucket-Providence commuter ferry shuttle service and passage upon the Claiborne Pell Bridge free of charge on each day of the juror's service. A juror requesting these services shall be given a travel voucher valid for use of the services of the Rhode Island public transit authority or the Pawtucket-Providence commuter ferry shuttle service or tokens valid for passage upon the Clairborne Pell Bridge while he or she is serving as a juror.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.