BILL NUMBER: AB 749	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 16, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bloom

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2015

   An act to  amend Section 269 of the Code of Civil
Procedure,    add Sections 3013 and 6230 to the Family
Code,   relating to courts.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 749, as amended, Bloom. Superior courts: court reporters.
   Existing law requires an official reporter or official reporter
pro tempore of the superior court to take down in shorthand specified
information regarding the testimony and proceedings before the court
in civil cases, felony cases, and misdemeanor or infraction cases on
order of the court, and in only civil cases or felony cases, at the
request of a party or counsel.
   This bill would  extend this requirement to domestic
violence cases and child custody proceedings, as specified. 
 require an official reporter or official reporter pro tempore
to take down in shorthand all testimony and all of the statements and
remarks of the judge and all persons appearing at any hearing at
which   testimony is received in child custody proceedings
and proceedings under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Section 3013 is added to the  
Family Code   , to read:  
   3013.  At any hearing in a proceeding under this division at which
testimony is received, an official reporter or official reporter pro
tempore shall take down in shorthand all testimony and all of the
statements and remarks of the judge and all persons appearing at the
hearing. 
   SEC. 2.    Section 6230 is added to the  
Family Code   ,  immediately following Section 6229
 , to read:  
   6230.  At any hearing in a proceeding under this division at which
testimony is received, an official reporter or official reporter pro
tempore shall take down in shorthand all testimony and all of the
statements and remarks of the judge and all persons appearing at the
hearing.  
  SECTION 1.    Section 269 of the Code of Civil
Procedure is amended to read:
   269.  (a) An official reporter or official reporter pro tempore of
the superior court shall take down in shorthand all testimony,
objections made, rulings of the court, exceptions taken,
arraignments, pleas, sentences, arguments of the attorneys to the
jury, and statements and remarks made and oral instructions given by
the judge or other judicial officer, in the following cases:
   (1) In a civil case, on the order of the court or at the request
of a party.
   (2) In a felony case, on the order of the court or at the request
of the prosecution, the defendant, or the attorney for the defendant.

   (3) In a misdemeanor or infraction case, on the order of the
court.
   (4) In a domestic violence case, on the order of the court or at
the request of the prosecution, the defendant, or the attorney for
the defendant. For purposes of this section, "domestic violence" has
the same meaning as set forth in Section 6211 of the Family Code.
   (5) In a child custody proceeding, on the order of the court or at
the request of a party or the party's attorney. For purposes of this
section, "child custody proceeding" has the same meaning as set
forth in Section 3402 of the Family Code.
   (b) If a transcript is ordered by the court or requested by a
party, or if a nonparty requests a transcript that the nonparty is
entitled to receive, regardless of whether the nonparty was permitted
to attend the proceeding to be transcribed, the official reporter or
official reporter pro tempore shall, within a reasonable time after
the trial of the case that the court designates, write the
transcripts out, or the specific portions thereof as may be
requested, in plain and legible longhand, or by typewriter, or other
printing machine, and certify that the transcripts were correctly
reported and transcribed, and when directed by the court, file the
transcripts with the clerk of the court.
   (c) If a defendant is convicted of a felony, after a trial on the
merits, the record on appeal shall be prepared immediately after the
verdict or finding of guilt is announced unless the court determines
that it is likely that no appeal from the decision will be made. The
court's determination of a likelihood of appeal shall be based upon
standards and rules adopted by the Judicial Council.