2025-2026 Regular SessionCalifornia Legislature

AB1189: Court reporting: digital reporters and legal transcriptionists.

Legislative Summary

An act to amend Section 8031 of, to add Section 8019.5 to, and to add Article 6 (commencing with Section 8060) and Article 7 (commencing with Section 8070) to Chapter 13 of Division 3 of, the Business and Professions Code, to amend Sections 2025.330 and 2025.510 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to add Section 1295 to the Evidence Code, and to amend Section 69957 of, and to add Section 69954.5 to, the Government Code, relating to court reporting, and making an appropriation therefor.

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Bill History

2/21/2025
Introduced. To print.
State Assembly
2/22/2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
State Assembly
2/24/2025
Read first time.
State Assembly
3/28/2025
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and B. & P.
State Assembly
3/28/2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
4/1/2025
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
State Assembly
4/21/2025
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
State Assembly

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/21/2025)
Chamber
State Assembly
Committee
Judiciary(State Assembly)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Tom Lackey
Tom Lackey
Republican

Documents

Amended
Bill Text3/28/202537.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/21/20253.4 KB