California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 270 — Shorthand reporting services.

Last action — August 24 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law provides for the certification and regulation of shorthand reporters and for the regulation of shorthand reporting corporations by the Court Reporters Board of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Under existing law, a shorthand reporting corporation is a corporation authorized to render professional services, as defined, as long as that corporation and all of its shareholders, officers, directors, and employees rendering professional services who are certified shorthand reporters are in compliance with specified provisions of law. Existing law also provides for the formation or registration of various legal entities transacting business in this state. This bill would authorize the Court Reporters Board of California to seek injunctive relief or issue citations, fines, and other penalties in accordance with existing law against corporations, persons, or entities, whether foreign or domestic, that for a fee or other financial consideration, offer, offer to arrange for, render, or provide the services of a certified shorthand reporter, for violations of provisions governing oral depositions inside this state imposed by the Civil Discovery Act, Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, and laws governing the practice of shorthand reporting. The bill also would describe activities that this bill would not be construed to authorize, prohibit, or regulate, as provided.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. August 24 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  2. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  3. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  4. Ordered to third reading.

  5. Read third time and amended. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5952.)

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 5.) (August 10).

  8. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. August 3 hearing postponed by committee.

  10. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (June 28).

  12. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 6.) (June 21).

  14. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

  15. July 7 hearing postponed by committee.

  16. June 30 set for second hearing. Failed passage in committee. Reconsideration granted.

  17. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

  18. June 23 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  19. Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and JUD.

  20. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  21. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 1070.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  22. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  23. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1033.) (May 18).

  24. Set for hearing May 18.

  25. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 818.) (April 28).

  27. Set for hearing April 28.

  28. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  29. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 699.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  30. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  31. Set for hearing April 20.

  32. April 13 hearing postponed by committee.

  33. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  34. Set for hearing April 13.

  35. Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  36. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  37. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Mendoza · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Mendoza

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SB 270 Mendoza Senate Third Reading By TING Amendment Set #1

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 63007
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 73007
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Williams — Yea
Campos — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Harper — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Daly — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Kim — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Dodd — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12301
Republican 0200
Democratic 2000
Total 14501
% of votes cast 70%25%0%5%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

Passed 9 Yea · 6 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9401
Republican 0200
Total 9601
% of votes cast 56%38%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Ting — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Dodd — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Wood — Yea
Salas — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Gatto — Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

Failed 6 Yea · 6 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6502
Republican 0100
Total 6602
% of votes cast 43%43%0%14%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Holden — Not Voting
Baker — Nay
Dodd — Nay
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Nay
Bonilla — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Reconsideration.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Republican 1000
Total 14000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Yea
Holden — Yea
Ting — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chang — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 29 Yea · 9 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26901
Democratic 3000
Total 29901
% of votes cast 74%23%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Runner — Nay
Fuller — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 270 do?
Existing law provides for the certification and regulation of shorthand reporters and for the regulation of shorthand reporting corporations by the Court Reporters Board of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Under existing law, a shorthand reporting corporation is a corporation authorized to render professional services, as defined, as long as that corporation and all of its shareholders, officers, directors, and employees rendering professional services who are certified shorthand reporters are in compliance with specified provisions of law. Existing law also provides for the formation or registration of various legal entities transacting business in this state. This bill would authorize the Court Reporters Board of California to seek injunctive relief or issue citations, fines, and other penalties in accordance with existing law against corporations, persons, or entities, whether foreign or domestic, that for a fee or other financial consideration, offer, offer to arrange for, render, or provide the services of a certified shorthand reporter, for violations of provisions governing oral depositions inside this state imposed by the Civil Discovery Act, Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, and laws governing the practice of shorthand reporting. The bill also would describe activities that this bill would not be construed to authorize, prohibit, or regulate, as provided.
Who sponsors SB 270?
SB 270 is sponsored by Mendoza.
What is the current status of SB 270?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 270?
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