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.
California AB 2084 (20172018) — Shorthand reporters.
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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–2 (pass) · upper
AB 2084 KALRA Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 53–27 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 13–4 (pass) · lower
That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. Ordered to third reading. — 7–2 (pass) · upper
AB 2084 KALRA Assembly Third Reading — 46–23 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–5 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB2084 Kalra By Hill — 27–11 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Kalra — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-07 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-02-08 From printer. May be heard in committee March 10.
2018-03-01 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2018-04-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-05-02 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (May 2). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-05-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-10 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 46. Noes 23. Page 5119.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-10 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2018-05-24 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2018-06-06 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2018-06-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-06-28 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2018-08-06 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2018-08-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-24 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2018-08-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-27 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b). referral-committee
2018-08-27 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. committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-08-29 From committee: That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (August 29) committee-passage
2018-08-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 11. Page 6057.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-30 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2018-08-31 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 53. Noes 27.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.
2018-09-21 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-21 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 648, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7331e097-be00-4681-b15a-3ef38bcd8f2b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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