California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 2084 — Shorthand reporters.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 648, Statutes of 2018.

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    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 07, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · 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.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires, upon court order or, in certain cases, upon request of a party to the action, an official court reporter or reporter pro tempore to take down in shorthand all testimony, objections made, rulings of the court, exceptions taken, arraignments, pleas, sentences, arguments of the attorneys to the jury, and statements and remarks made and oral instructions given by the judge or other judicial officer. Existing law requires shorthand reporters to be licensed and regulated by the Court Reporters Board of California, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law prohibits a person from being appointed to the position of official reporter of any court unless the person has first obtained a license to practice as a certified shorthand reporter from the board. Existing law requires applicants and licensees to pay a fee that is deposited into the Court Reporters' Fund, which is a continuously appropriated fund, except fine and penalty money in the fund is not continuously appropriated. Existing law makes a violation of these provisions a misdemeanor. This bill would prohibit an individual or entity that engages in any act that constitutes shorthand reporting, or that employs or contracts with another party to perform shorthand reporting, as specified, from engaging in specified business practices. Because a violation of these provisions would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also authorize the Attorney General, a district attorney, a city attorney, or the board to bring a civil action for a violation of these provisions and would subject an individual or entity that violates these provisions to a civil fine not exceeding $10,000 per violation, as specified. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 648, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 53. Noes 27.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 11. Page 6057.).

  7. From committee: That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (August 29)

  8. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  9. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b).

  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 ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  14. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

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

  19. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 46. Noes 23. Page 5119.)

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (May 2).

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Referred to Com. on B. & P.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 10.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2084 KALRA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 53 Yea · 27 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 382000
Democratic 15100
Republican 0600
Total 532700
% of votes cast 66%34%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Medina — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Chau — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gray — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Fong — Nay
Salas — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Nay
Cooper — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Daly — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Nay
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB2084 Kalra By Hill

Passed 27 Yea · 11 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241001
Democratic 3101
Total 271102
% of votes cast 68%28%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Dodd — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Chang — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Monning — Yea
Roth — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Allen — Yea
Beall — Yea
De León — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 2084 KALRA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 46 Yea · 23 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 321807
Democratic 13002
Republican 1500
Total 462309
% of votes cast 59%29%0%12%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Burke — Yea
Fong — Nay
Salas — Nay
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wood — Yea
Rubio — Not Voting
Obernolte — Not Voting
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Not Voting
Eggman — Not Voting
Cunningham — Nay
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Not Voting
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9400
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 13400
% of votes cast 76%24%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Chau — Yea
Fong — Nay
Friedman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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

Passed 10 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7400
Democratic 3001
Republican 0100
Total 10501
% of votes cast 63%31%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Nay
Brough — Nay
Low — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Fong — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Ting — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2084 do?
Existing law requires, upon court order or, in certain cases, upon request of a party to the action, an official court reporter or reporter pro tempore to take down in shorthand all testimony, objections made, rulings of the court, exceptions taken, arraignments, pleas, sentences, arguments of the attorneys to the jury, and statements and remarks made and oral instructions given by the judge or other judicial officer. Existing law requires shorthand reporters to be licensed and regulated by the Court Reporters Board of California, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law prohibits a person from being appointed to the position of official reporter of any court unless the person has first obtained a license to practice as a certified shorthand reporter from the board. Existing law requires applicants and licensees to pay a fee that is deposited into the Court Reporters' Fund, which is a continuously appropriated fund, except fine and penalty money in the fund is not continuously appropriated. Existing law makes a violation of these provisions a misdemeanor. This bill would prohibit an individual or entity that engages in any act that constitutes shorthand reporting, or that employs or contracts with another party to perform shorthand reporting, as specified, from engaging in specified business practices. Because a violation of these provisions would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also authorize the Attorney General, a district attorney, a city attorney, or the board to bring a civil action for a violation of these provisions and would subject an individual or entity that violates these provisions to a civil fine not exceeding $10,000 per violation, as specified. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 2084?
AB 2084 is sponsored by Kalra, Ash (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2084?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2018. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2084?
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