Existing law regulates official court reporters in the superior courts. Under existing law, a court may use electronic recording equipment in a limited civil case, a misdemeanor or infraction case, or for the internal purpose of monitoring judicial officer performance. If electronic recording equipment is used, a transcript created with that equipment may be used whenever a transcript of court proceedings is necessary.
California AB 2657 (20112012) — Electronic court reporting.
Existing law regulates official court reporters in the superior courts. Under existing law, a court may use electronic recording equipment in a limited civil case, a misdemeanor or infraction case, or for the internal purpose of monitoring judicial officer performance. If electronic recording equipment is used, a transcript created with that equipment may be used whenever a transcript of court proceedings is necessary.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
AB 2657 CALDERON Consent Calendar Second Day — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Charles Calderon — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-02-24 Introduced. To print. introduction
2012-02-26 From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
2012-02-27 Read first time. reading-1
2012-03-19 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2012-04-10 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-04-11 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2012-04-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-05-09 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 9). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-05-10 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2012-05-17 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4888.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-05-17 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2012-05-24 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2012-06-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-07-02 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2012-07-03 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2012-07-06 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4318.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-07-06 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2012-07-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2012-07-24 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-07-24 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 170, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6e88c6d4-5889-40dc-a959-e41898762f3c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).