CA AB 2290
enactedCivil discovery: oral depositions: transcriptions.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2290 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2290 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-20): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 391, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2290 about?
The Civil Discovery Act authorizes a party to obtain discovery by taking the oral deposition of any person. Oral depositions must be conducted under the supervision of a deposition officer, as specified, and, unless otherwise agreed or ordered, the testimony must be taken stenographically and then transcribed. The act provides procedures for the deponent to read, correct, approve, and sign the original deposition transcript and requires the deposition officer to certify and promptly transmit the transcript to the attorney of the party who noticed the deposition in a securely sealed envelope or package. This bill would permit the deposition officer or entity retained to perform deposition reporting or transcription services to instead securely encrypt and transmit a certified deposition transcript to the attorney of the party who noticed the deposition via electronic means, when requested by that attorney. The bill would require an electronically transmitted transcript to be in a format that ensures it is authentic and has not been altered. The bill would authorize the court to accept a transcript that has been formatted, stored, and transmitted in compliance with these provisions as an original certified transcript where the attorney presenting it certifies that it is a true and correct copy of the transcript that they received electronically.
Who sponsors CA AB 2290?
Lackey is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2290.
Description
The Civil Discovery Act authorizes a party to obtain discovery by taking the oral deposition of any person. Oral depositions must be conducted under the supervision of a deposition officer, as specified, and, unless otherwise agreed or ordered, the testimony must be taken stenographically and then transcribed. The act provides procedures for the deponent to read, correct, approve, and sign the original deposition transcript and requires the deposition officer to certify and promptly transmit the transcript to the attorney of the party who noticed the deposition in a securely sealed envelope or package. This bill would permit the deposition officer or entity retained to perform deposition reporting or transcription services to instead securely encrypt and transmit a certified deposition transcript to the attorney of the party who noticed the deposition via electronic means, when requested by that attorney. The bill would require an electronically transmitted transcript to be in a format that ensures it is authentic and has not been altered. The bill would authorize the court to accept a transcript that has been formatted, stored, and transmitted in compliance with these provisions as an original certified transcript where the attorney presenting it certifies that it is a true and correct copy of the transcript that they received electronically.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-02
- Latest action
- 2026-09-20 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 391, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Lackeyauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-20
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 391, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-20
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-03
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6557.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-24
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-24
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-18
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-03
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-07-02
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30).
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2026-06-19
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-06-11
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,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2026-04-06
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-04-06
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4471.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-03-25
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-03-24
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 24).
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2026-03-03
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2026-03-02
Referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2026-03-02
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
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2026-02-20
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19
Read first time. To print.
reading-1
Versions
- 02/19/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-19Compare
- 03/02/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-02Compare
- 06/11/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-11Compare
- 08/03/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-03Compare
- 08/18/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-18Compare
- 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
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Votes
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-03-24 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Zbur: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Papan: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Sanchez: yes
AB 2290 Lackey Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-04-06 · pass · 68-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Connolly: yes
- Bains: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Hart: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Fong: yes
- Patel: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Haney: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Addis: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Soria: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Krell: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Solache: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Ta: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Ward: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Lee: yes
- Chen: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Davies: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Arambula: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Papan: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Berman: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Muratsuchi: other
- Lackey: other
- Ávila Farías: other
- Quirk-Silva: other
- Flora: other
- Harabedian: other
- Gabriel: other
- Schultz: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Caloza: other
- Bennett: other
- Bauer-Kahan: other
Do pass as amended
2026-06-30 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Wahab: yes
- Niello: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Laird: yes
- Stern: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Allen: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Durazo: yes
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