Tom Umberg
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 34
Author
(1) Existing law authorizes, until July 1, 2023, 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 sunset provision to January 1, 2026. The bill would also authorize, until January 1, 2026, a court to conduct an adoption finalization hearing, in whole or in part, through the use of remote technology, without the court making specific findings and would prohibit a court from requiring a party to appear through the use of remote technology. The bill would require each superior court to report to the Judicial Council on or before October 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, and for the Judicial Council to report to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2023, and annually thereafter, to assess the impact of technology issues or problems affecting civil remote proceedings and purchases and leases of technology and equipment to facilitate civil remote conferences, hearings, or proceedings. (2) The bill would prohibit utilizing remote technology to conduct testimony, conferences, hearings, and proceedings, in whole or in part, in specified cases. This prohibition would remain in effect until January 1, 2024. (3) Existing law provides that, during the COVID-19 state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor and for 180 days after the end of the state of emergency, unless otherwise ordered by a court or agreed to by the parties, a continuance or postponement of a trial or arbitration date extends any deadlines applicable to discovery, including the exchange of expert witness information, mandatory settlement conferences, and summary judgment motions, which have not already passed as of March 19, 2020, for the same length of time as the continuance or postponement of the trial date. This bill would eliminate the sunset provision, thereby allowing these provisions to continue indefinitely.
Senate refused to concur in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 0. Noes 38. Page 5266.)
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 11).
August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
June 21 hearing postponed by committee.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
June 8 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3864.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Set for hearing April 25.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3325.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 5.
Withdrawn from committee.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.
Re-referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and JUD.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.
Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 31. Noes 6. Page 2880.)
(Ayes 31. Noes 6.)
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 13.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB848 | HTML |
| 01/13/22 - Introduced | |
| 02/15/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 03/07/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/17/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/15/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/20/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/15/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/18/22 - Amended Assembly |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/01/22- Senate Judiciary | |
| 04/27/22- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 05/18/22- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/24/22- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 08/01/22- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/17/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/19/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/26/22- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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