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AB 2290: Civil discovery: oral depositions: transcriptions.

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Assembly
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-03-02

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-04-06: In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

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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 to instead transmit a certified deposition transcript to the attorney of the party who noticed the deposition via secure electronic means, when requested by that attorney.

Existing law requires the testimony at a deposition recorded by stenographic means to be transcribed, and requires stenographic notes of depositions to be retained by the reporter for not less than 8 years from the date of the deposition if no transcript is produced.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

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