Kentuckians 70 and older, could opt out of jury duty under a bill being considered in Frankfort.

76 year old Republican state Senator Johnny Turner of Harlan is the sponsor of Senate Bill 153.

The bill calls for creating a new form for jurors that gives those 70 and older a chance to opt out of the period for which they've been selected or to even be permanently excused from jury duty.

But not all committee members were on board.

It's kind of unfair to make elderly go in the courthouse and even in judicial centers don't have place for coffee, water, candy bars.

They got hard seats.

Now, when people get to south seats that actual jurors are serving on a jury and they can be in there for hours.

They get $12.50.

And I was told by a Senate colleague that the price of parking in their district was $18.

But there is no reason for us not to consider that 17 year olds should have the right to be relieved from serving.

It's important to remember the demographic.

Our society is tilting older.

This bill would apply to me.

Many folks my age have time now to serve on juries.

The other factor is, is that the right in American Jewish jurisprudence to have a trial by jury of your peers.

If you have an older person who is on trial and there that limits the pool of a jury of your peers and you can now petition the court to be excused from jury duty.

And it is a bit of I know that it is a bit of an inconvenience for people, but I have not been contacted by any folks my age pressing for this.

The bill advanced out of committee by a vote of 7 to 2.

It now heads to the full Senate for consideration there.