CaliforniaCivil discovery: oral depositions: transcriptions.
What it does
The Civil Discovery Act authorizes a party to obtain discovery by taking the oral deposition of any person. Oral depositions must be conducted under the supervision of a deposition officer, as specified, and, unless otherwise agreed or ordered, the testimony must be taken stenographically and then transcribed. The act provides procedures for the deponent to read, correct, approve, and sign the original deposition transcript and requires the deposition officer to certify and promptly transmit the transcript to the attorney of the party who noticed the deposition in a securely sealed envelope or package.
More detail
This bill would permit the deposition officer or entity retained to perform deposition reporting or transcription services to instead securely encrypt and transmit a certified deposition transcript to the attorney of the party who noticed the deposition via electronic means, when requested by that attorney. The bill would require an electronically transmitted transcript to be in a format that ensures it is authentic and has not been altered. The bill would authorize the court to accept a transcript that has been formatted, stored, and transmitted in compliance with these provisions as an original certified transcript where the attorney presenting it certifies that it is a true and correct copy of the transcript that they received electronically.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 20Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 391, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 20Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 3Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 26Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6557.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 2290 Lackey Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 24In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2290 Lackey By Stern. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 24Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 19Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 18Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 3Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.Major
- Jul 2From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30).Major
- Jun 30
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 19In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Jun 11From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- May 6Referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Apr 6In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 2290 Lackey Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 6Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4471.)Passed Assembly
- Mar 25Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Mar 24From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 24).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 3Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Mar 2From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 2Referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Feb 20From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- Feb 19Read first time. To print.Introduced