California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 648 — Court reporters.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 454, Statutes of 2013.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires the charge of an official court reporter fee, in addition to any other fee required in civil actions or cases. For each proceeding lasting more than one hour, a fee equal to the actual cost of providing that service is required to be charged per 12 day of services to the parties, on a pro rata basis. For each proceeding lasting less than one hour, a fee of $30 is required to be charged for the reasonable cost of the services of an official court reporter. Fees collected pursuant to this provision may be used only to pay for services of an official court reporter in civil proceedings. This bill would require, for each proceeding anticipated to last one hour or less, the $30 fee to be charged to the party, or parties if filing jointly, that filed the paper that resulted in the proceeding being scheduled. The bill would require, if no fee is charged, and a party subsequently requests a court reporter, that the requesting party be charged a fee if a court reporter is to be provided by the court. The bill would require the fee to be charged once per case for all proceedings conducted within the same hour if the total time taken by those proceedings is one hour or less. The bill would provide for the deposit of the fee collected into the Trial Court Trust Fund and would provide for the distribution of the fee back to the court from which the fee was collected, thereby making an appropriation. The bill would waive the fee for a person who has been granted a fee waiver.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 454, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 54. Noes 23. Page 3210.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3195.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 2305.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  14. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  15. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 18).

  17. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  18. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  19. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 24. Page 1379.)

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  22. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (April 23).

  23. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  24. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  25. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Jones-Sawyer · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Jones-Sawyer

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 648 JONES-SAWYER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 54 Yea · 23 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 502001
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 542301
% of votes cast 69%29%0%1%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Not Voting
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Levine — Yea
Logue — Nay
Allen — Nay
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Fox — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB648 Jones-Sawyer By Corbett

Passed 25 Yea · 11 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221103
Democratic 3000
Total 251103
% of votes cast 64%28%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Cannella — Nay
Hueso — Yea
De León — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wright — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Huff — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lara — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Vidak — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4101
Democratic 1000
Total 5101
% of votes cast 71%14%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Walters — Nay
Evans — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea

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AB 648 JONES-SAWYER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 49 Yea · 24 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 432005
Democratic 6001
Republican 0400
Total 492406
% of votes cast 62%30%0%8%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Not Voting
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Torres — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Campos — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Stone — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Holden — Not Voting
Logue — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Salas — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Maienschein — Nay
Medina — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Fox — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 8 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6101
Democratic 2000
Total 8101
% of votes cast 80%10%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Chau — Yea
Stone — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Wagner — Not Voting
Dickinson — Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 648 do?
Existing law requires the charge of an official court reporter fee, in addition to any other fee required in civil actions or cases. For each proceeding lasting more than one hour, a fee equal to the actual cost of providing that service is required to be charged per 12 day of services to the parties, on a pro rata basis. For each proceeding lasting less than one hour, a fee of $30 is required to be charged for the reasonable cost of the services of an official court reporter. Fees collected pursuant to this provision may be used only to pay for services of an official court reporter in civil proceedings. This bill would require, for each proceeding anticipated to last one hour or less, the $30 fee to be charged to the party, or parties if filing jointly, that filed the paper that resulted in the proceeding being scheduled. The bill would require, if no fee is charged, and a party subsequently requests a court reporter, that the requesting party be charged a fee if a court reporter is to be provided by the court. The bill would require the fee to be charged once per case for all proceedings conducted within the same hour if the total time taken by those proceedings is one hour or less. The bill would provide for the deposit of the fee collected into the Trial Court Trust Fund and would provide for the distribution of the fee back to the court from which the fee was collected, thereby making an appropriation. The bill would waive the fee for a person who has been granted a fee waiver.
Who sponsors AB 648?
AB 648 is sponsored by Jones-Sawyer.
What is the current status of AB 648?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. Enacted.
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