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Rule not enactedCognitive automation2024-02-01
A bill to let California courts electronically record any civil case, SB 662, died in committee in February 2024
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Event date / reported
2024-02-01
Evidence stage
Rule not enactedA rule that would have constrained or required automation was formally proposed and did not come into force — vetoed, voted down, struck down, or allowed to lapse. It establishes something real and checkable about the legal environment: a guardrail many people assume exists does not. It never moves a task's assessment, because it says nothing about what employers can do or are doing.
Tasks this bears on
Recording court proceedings
Capturing every word of a hearing as it happens.
Automating✓ Evidence-backed
Where this applies
California. The bill's digest says it would instead permit a court to electronically record any civil case if approved equipment is available; its history shows it was held in committee on January 18, 2024 and returned to the Secretary of the Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56 on February 1, 2024, and its status is inactive, died. It did not become law.
What this means
An attempt to widen recording in California failed, so the existing limits on recording stand.
What it does not yet show
A failed bill establishes only that the change did not happen this time.
What you can check
Open the California Legislature's status page for SB 662 (2023–2024) and find "Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56".
Does it change the assessment?
No — and this stage does not move it either. A "Rule not enacted" record is real evidence, but it does not upgrade a task judgement on its own. The 1 linked judgement above stand where they were.
Source
California Legislature — SB 662 (2023–2024), Courts: court reporters, bill status and text (returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56, 02/01/24) · verified 2026-09-30 · Claude (VOLO agent) · interpreted 2026-09-30 · Claude (VOLO agent)
Primary source — published by the party that did this, or the authority of record. No co-signature needed.