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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California AB 2783

Court reporting.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

(1) Existing law establishes the Court Reporters Board of California for the licensure and regulation of shorthand reporters. Existing law generally requires an applicant for a license to, among other requirements, pass an examination consisting of 3 parts, one of which is labeled Dictation/Transcription (Machine/Skill) . Under existing law, successful completion of the Certified Verbatim Reporter (CVR) or Certified Verbatim Reporter-Stenotype (CVR-S) certification administered through the National Verbatim Reporters Association satisfies the requirement to pass the Dictation/Transcription portion of the examination. This bill would also allow successful completion of the Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) certification administered through the National Court Reporters Association to satisfy the requirement to pass the Dictation/Transcription portion of the examination. (2) Existing law authorizes the superior court of 13 specified counties to conduct pilot projects, beginning on July 1, 2025, to study the potential use of remote court reporting to make the verbatim record of certain court proceedings under specified requirements. Existing law requires all pilot projects to terminate no later than July 1, 2026, and further requires the Judicial Council to prepare a report for the Legislature with the results from each participating superior court. Existing law repeals these provisions on June 1, 2027. This bill would extend the duration of the pilot program and would require all pilot projects to terminate no later than July 1, 2028, and would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2029. The bill would require the superior courts in the Counties of Los Angeles, Mendocino, San Bernardino, San Mateo, and Tulare to submit data and information to the Judicial Council, as specified, and would require the Judicial Council to present that information and its own report to the Legislature by January 1, 2027. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Aug 26, 2026
Senate		3rd Reading AB2783 JUD. (Kalra) By Reyes Urgency ClausepassSet your home in California to see
Aug 26, 2026
House		AB 2783 JUD. Concurrence in Senate Amendments By KALRApassSet your home in California to see
Jun 29, 2026
Senate		Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]passSet your home in California to see
Jun 16, 2026
Senate		Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Business, Professions and Economic Development]passSet your home in California to see
May 27, 2026
House		AB 2783 Judiciary Third Reading Urgency By KALRApassSet your home in California to see
May 14, 2026
House		Do pass.passSet your home in California to see
Apr 14, 2026
House		Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarpassSet your home in California to see

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