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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study conducted by the Office of Court Administration |
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of the Texas Judicial System on court reporting. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 72, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 72.032 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 72.032. STUDY OF COURT REPORTING. (a) In this |
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section, "court reporting" means the practice of shorthand |
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reporting for use in litigation in the courts of this state by |
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making a verbatim record of an oral court proceeding, deposition, |
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or proceeding before a grand jury, referee, or court commissioner |
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using written symbols in shorthand, machine shorthand, or oral |
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stenography. |
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(b) Not later than September 1, 2018, the office shall |
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conduct a study of court reporting including: |
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(1) best practices for court reporting; |
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(2) the time required to complete a transcript |
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request; and |
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(3) the backlog of pending transcript requests. |
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(c) Not later than January 1, 2019, the office shall issue a |
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report on the study required under Subsection (b) and include |
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recommendations on improving court reporting to the governor, |
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lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives. |
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(d) This section expires September 1, 2019. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |