A group of state lawmakers on Wednesday announced they will make a late push in the legislative session to expand the ranks of Californians summoned for jury duty.

San Francisco Democrat Sen. Scott Wiener has introduced legislation that would require jury commissioners to add Franchise Tax Board records, in addition to voter rolls and Department of Motor Vehicles filings, as sources of prospective jurors. The idea, he told reporters in a videoconference, is to broaden and diversify jury pools amid public calls to reshape the criminal justice system.

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