(1) The Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act (the act) establishes procedures governing the employment and compensation of certified and registered trial court interpreters and court interpreters pro tempore employed by the courts. Existing law requires trial courts to appoint trial court employees, rather than independent contractors to perform interpretation of court proceedings, as specified. Existing law permits a court to appoint an independent contractor for interpretation in specified circumstances, including when an interpreter is paid directly by the parties to the proceeding.
California AB 1032 (20232024) — Courts: court interpreters.
(1) The Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act (the act) establishes procedures governing the employment and compensation of certified and registered trial court interpreters and court interpreters pro tempore employed by the courts. Existing law requires trial courts to appoint trial court employees, rather than independent contractors to perform interpretation of court proceedings, as specified. Existing law permits a court to appoint an independent contractor for interpretation in specified circumstances, including when an interpreter is paid directly by the parties to the proceeding.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–2 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 5–2 (pass) · upper
AB 1032 Pacheco Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 65–15 (pass) · lower
AB 1032 Pacheco Assembly Third Reading — 61–16 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1032 Pacheco et al. By Umberg — 31–8 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 11–4 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Pacheco — primary (person)
Addis — coauthor (person)
Alvarez — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-16 From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
2023-03-02 Referred to Com. on P.E. & R. referral-committee
2023-04-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-04-26 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2023-05-03 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2023-05-10 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2023-05-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 18). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 16. Page 1888.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-31 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-06-07 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2023-06-20 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-07-03 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-07-12 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (July 11). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2023-07-13 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-08-14 In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file. referral-committee
2023-09-01 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 1). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2023-09-01 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-08 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-13 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 2726.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-13 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2023-09-14 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 65. Noes 15. Page 3536.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-21 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2023-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 556, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ba3751f1-3eea-4f0d-b656-cf707a6b99fe. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).