California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2370 — Court interpreters.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 424, Statutes of 2014.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2014. Enacted.

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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 provides for the regulation of court interpreters, and requires the Judicial Council to designate the languages for which certification programs shall be established. Existing law provides that any person who interprets in a court proceeding using a language designated by the Judicial Council is required to be a certified court interpreter for the language used. Existing law authorizes the court, for good cause, to appoint an interpreter who does not hold an interpreter certificate for a designated language. Existing law authorizes a person who interprets in a court proceeding using a language not designated by the Judicial Council to be qualified by the court under qualification procedures and guidelines adopted by the Judicial Council, and to be designated as a registered interpreter if he or she passes an approved English fluency examination. Existing law requires interpreters to establish to the court that they meet the requirements described above under procedures adopted by the Judicial Council and also requires the court record to show that the interpreter is a certified interpreter or qualified as an interpreter for good cause or for a nondesignated language, as specified. This bill would additionally require a judge, in any proceeding in which the court appoints an interpreter who does not hold an interpreter certificate for a designated language, or who is qualified to interpret using a nondesignated language but is not registered, to have stated on the record a finding that a certified or registered interpreter is not available, the name of the interpreter, and a statement that he or she meets the qualification requirements specified above, and that the interpreter's oath was administered to the interpreter, as specified. The bill would also require a judge in any court proceeding, when using a certified or registered court interpreter, to have stated on the record the name of the interpreter, his or her current interpreter certification or registration number, the language to be interpreted, a statement that the certified or registered interpreter's identification has been verified by the court, and a statement that the interpreter's oath was administered to him or her, or that he or she has an oath on file with the court, as specified. The bill would require certified or registered interpreters to state similar information for the record in depositions where a judge is not present, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 424, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 63. Noes 14. Page 6114.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 7. Page 4493.).

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

  8. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 17).

  9. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  10. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 12. Page 5005.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  15. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (May 6).

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

  17. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  18. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

  19. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  20. Read first time.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

  22. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Chau · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Chau

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2370 CHAU Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 63 Yea · 14 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 581202
Democratic 4000
Republican 1200
Total 631402
% of votes cast 80%18%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Not Voting
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Campos — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Allen — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Logue — Nay
Maienschein — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Linder — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Nay
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 Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB2370 Chau By Lara

Passed 27 Yea · 7 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 25705
Democratic 2001
Total 27706
% of votes cast 68%18%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wright — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Correa — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Liu — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Huff — Nay
Corbett — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Knight — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Democratic 1000
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Monning — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea

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AB 2370 CHAU Assembly Third Reading

Passed 62 Yea · 12 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 561105
Democratic 4000
Republican 2100
Total 621205
% of votes cast 78%15%0%6%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Daly — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Fong — Yea
Hall — Yea
Linder — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Fox — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Pan — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Perea — Yea
Williams — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Rendon — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Ting — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Allen — Nay
Logue — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Conway — Nay
Nazarian — Not Voting
Olsen — Nay
Dickinson — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
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 Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8100
Democratic 1000
Total 9100
% of votes cast 90%10%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Chau — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2370 do?
Existing law provides for the regulation of court interpreters, and requires the Judicial Council to designate the languages for which certification programs shall be established. Existing law provides that any person who interprets in a court proceeding using a language designated by the Judicial Council is required to be a certified court interpreter for the language used. Existing law authorizes the court, for good cause, to appoint an interpreter who does not hold an interpreter certificate for a designated language. Existing law authorizes a person who interprets in a court proceeding using a language not designated by the Judicial Council to be qualified by the court under qualification procedures and guidelines adopted by the Judicial Council, and to be designated as a registered interpreter if he or she passes an approved English fluency examination. Existing law requires interpreters to establish to the court that they meet the requirements described above under procedures adopted by the Judicial Council and also requires the court record to show that the interpreter is a certified interpreter or qualified as an interpreter for good cause or for a nondesignated language, as specified. This bill would additionally require a judge, in any proceeding in which the court appoints an interpreter who does not hold an interpreter certificate for a designated language, or who is qualified to interpret using a nondesignated language but is not registered, to have stated on the record a finding that a certified or registered interpreter is not available, the name of the interpreter, and a statement that he or she meets the qualification requirements specified above, and that the interpreter's oath was administered to the interpreter, as specified. The bill would also require a judge in any court proceeding, when using a certified or registered court interpreter, to have stated on the record the name of the interpreter, his or her current interpreter certification or registration number, the language to be interpreted, a statement that the certified or registered interpreter's identification has been verified by the court, and a statement that the interpreter's oath was administered to him or her, or that he or she has an oath on file with the court, as specified. The bill would require certified or registered interpreters to state similar information for the record in depositions where a judge is not present, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 2370?
AB 2370 is sponsored by Chau.
What is the current status of AB 2370?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2014. Enacted.
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