California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2290: Civil discovery: oral depositions: transcriptions.
Status: Chaptered, September 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Section 2025.550 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to civil actions. civil actions Civil discovery: oral depositions: transcriptions. 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…
From the chaptered text, September 20, 2026:
An act to amend Section 2025.550 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to civil actions. civil actions Civil discovery: oral depositions: transcriptions. 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 …
Sponsors
- Tom Lackey (R, AD34) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 391, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6557.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- : Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
Votes
- AB 2290 Lackey Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 26, 2026): 77 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2290 Lackey By Stern (August 24, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended (June 30, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 2290 Lackey Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (April 6, 2026): 68 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (March 24, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB2290?
- AB2290 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Civil discovery: oral depositions: transcriptions.
- What does AB2290 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Section 2025.550 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to civil actions. civil actions Civil discovery: oral depositions: transcriptions. 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…
- What is the status of AB2290?
- Chaptered as of September 20, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 391, Statutes of 2026. (September 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB2290?
- Tom Lackey (R, AD34).
- Where is the official record for AB2290?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2290
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