AB 1916 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Courts: court interpreters.

Summary

The Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act (the act) establishes procedures governing the employment and compensation of certified and registered trial court interpreters and court interpreters pro tempore employed by the courts to perform spoken language interpretation. Under existing law, these provisions do not apply to sign language interpreters. This bill would make the provisions of the act applicable to sign language interpreters. The bill would specify that spoken language includes American Sign Language for purposes of these provisions.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Aug 2026

Assembly Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 12, 2026 Last action Aug 13, 2026

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06/04/26 - Amended Senate → AB1916 · 1 edit

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Floor votes · Assembly Apr 27, 2026

How they voted

63–2

Passed · 14 other

Total votes 79

Apr 27, 2026

D Democratic59

49 Yea 10

83% Yea

R Republican20

14 Yea 2 Nay 4

70% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

In committee: Held under submission.

upper

Jun 29, 2026

Committee

In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

upper

Jun 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Jun 4, 2026

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

upper

May 6, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on JUD.

upper

Apr 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 2. Page 4836.)

lower

Apr 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 22).

lower

Mar 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (March 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on JUD.

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors