Bill Commons

CA SB 882

in committee

Remote court appearances.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 882 pass?

Not yet. CA SB 882 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-13): April 21 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

What is CA SB 882 about?

Existing law authorizes, until January 1, 2027, a party to appear remotely and a court to conduct conferences, hearings, proceedings, and trials in civil cases, in whole or in part, through the use of remote technology. This bill would extend the operation of these provisions to January 31, 2029. The bill would additionally authorize any non-party witness to appear remotely pursuant to these provisions.

Who sponsors CA SB 882?

Rubio is the primary sponsor of CA SB 882.

Description

Existing law authorizes, until January 1, 2027, a party to appear remotely and a court to conduct conferences, hearings, proceedings, and trials in civil cases, in whole or in part, through the use of remote technology. This bill would extend the operation of these provisions to January 31, 2029. The bill would additionally authorize any non-party witness to appear remotely pursuant to these provisions.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-04-13 — April 21 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Rubioauthor

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-13

    April 21 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  2. 2026-04-09

    Set for hearing April 21.

  3. 2026-04-08

    Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-25

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-11

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-01-14

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 13.

  7. 2026-01-13

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB882

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