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AB 1916: Courts: court interpreters.

California · Assembly · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified August 15, 2026

What AB 1916 does, verified August 15, 2026

This bill aims to amend the law regarding court interpreters. It would make the existing provisions, which govern the employment and compensation of certified and registered trial court interpreters, applicable to sign language interpreters as well. This means that sign language interpreters would be covered under the same rules and regulations as other court interpreters.

Bill journey
IntroducedComplete
In CommitteeComplete
First Chamber FloorComplete
4Second ChamberCurrent
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: In committee: Held under submission. (2026-08-13)Alert me
Recent actions13 total · showing 5
Aug. 13, 2026In committee: Held under submission.
Jun. 29, 2026In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Jun. 17, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Jun. 04, 2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
May. 06, 2026Referred to Com. on JUD.
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