The House version of Parker’s Law, which would exempt nursing mothers from jury duty for up to two years, could be headed to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for a signature as early as Tuesday, according to Rep. Susan DuBose, R-Hoover.

“This is something that I feel confident will make it to the final calendar, get a final vote, and pass unanimously,” she told AL.com Friday.

There are two identical versions of the bill currently making their way through the legislature, DuBose’s HB209 and Sen. April Weaver’s, R-Brierfield, SB76.

HB209 has been approved by the House and the Senate Committee on Judiciary and only requires approval from the full Senate before it can go to Ivey for signature.

Although only 14 days remain in the Alabama legislative session, DuBose said she isn’t concerned about the bill not making it through.

“April and I are both going to be pushing to make sure it gets through,” she said.

“It’s important.”

The bill would codify what was established by an administrative order passed down from the Alabama Supreme Court earlier this year which states “that a nursing mother of an infant child clearly qualifies for the excuse from jury service” under state judicial code.

“We know that administrative rules can be easily reversed with the stroke of a pen,” Weaver said previously.

“We just feel that this gives them [nursing mothers] the protection that they need.”

This legislation comes in response to claims from several Alabama mothers that they were harassed and threatened by Jefferson County judges for bringing breastfeeding babies with them for jury duty.

Kandace Brown said earlier this year that she was even threatened with DHR for bringing in her three-month-old daughter Parker.

And this issue is not confined to Jefferson County, according to Weaver.

She said last month that she had received at least 40 calls from nursing mothers who were going to be made to serve on a jury in Alabama.

Under both bills, if a mother can provide to the court a written statement certifying that she is a nursing mother, she would be exempt for up to 24 months, according to the bill’s text.

It was amended in the Senate to only require a written statement, instead of a written statement from a healthcare provider.

“It allows oversight without being burdensome on the mother,” DuBose said.

“They just have to attest that they’re nursing and then provide any simple document that they gave birth. You don’t even have to wait for the official birth certificate to come in.”

After the two years are up, the mother may be called to reappear for jury duty, per the bill’s text.

Brown has thanked Weaver and DuBose for their work on this legislation.

“I’m thankful that no other mother will have to experience this in the future,” she said.