California Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 13, 2026.
Remote court appearances.
Existing law authorizes, until January 1, 2027, 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 operation of these provisions to January 31, 2029. The bill would additionally authorize any non-party witness to appear remotely pursuant to these provisions.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-13 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-04-13 | Latest Action | April 21 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author. |