---
type: "Bill"
title: "Depositions: recordings."
description: "Depositions: recordings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 2842"
citation: "California AB 2842 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Depositions: recordings."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harman"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 28
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2002-02-25"
last_action: "2002-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7fbba13e-7c3d-4fbd-94d1-86042458a376"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2842"
source_hash: "eac438f4f08e25aa06bd15ce6f770c9a2ff7037b23f7c2fa9f9f540d8501a6c1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 2842 (20012002) — Depositions: recordings.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/25/02 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2842&version=20010AB284299INT)
2. **04/30/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2842&version=20010AB284298AMD)
3. **05/21/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2842&version=20010AB284297AMD)
4. **06/20/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2842&version=20010AB284296AMD)
5. **08/05/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2842&version=20010AB284295AMD)
6. **08/13/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2842&version=20010AB284294AMD)
7. **08/19/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2842&version=20010AB284293AMD)
8. **08/22/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2842&version=20010AB284292AMD)
9. **09/29/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2842&version=20010AB284290CHP)
10. **AB2842** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2842)
11. **08/28/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2842&version=20010AB284291ENR)

## Votes

- AB 2842 Harman Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent Cal AB2842 Harman By Figueroa — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2842 Harman Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Harman — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2002-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 1068, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-09-11** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
- **2002-08-28** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 8385.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-27** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2002-08-27** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5824.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-08-22** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-21** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2002-08-20** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-08-19** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-3`
- **2002-08-15** From Consent Calendar. To third reading.
- **2002-08-13** Read second time and amended. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2002-08-12** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-05** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-20** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2002-05-28** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2002-05-28** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6454.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-05-22** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-05-21** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2002-05-20** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (May 14). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-05-09** Joint Rule 61(b)(6) suspended. (Standing Committee on Judiciary).
- **2002-05-07** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2002-05-02** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-30** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-03-11** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2002-02-26** From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.
- **2002-02-25** Joint Rule 54 (a) suspended. Assembly Rule 49(a) suspended. Read first time. To print. `reading-1`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7fbba13e-7c3d-4fbd-94d1-86042458a376`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).