SB 2795
bill approving digital reporting for Texas courts
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
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relating to the regulation of digital reporting by the Judicial Branch Certification Commission.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
AI drafts the transcript. A person reviews it into the record.
The bill adds digital reporting, meaning AI-style speech recognition that makes a draft transcript which a person then reviews into a verbatim record, as an approved method of court reporting in Texas. It touches court reporters, applicants seeking certification, and the Judicial Branch Certification Commission that certifies them. Starting September 1, 2025, the commission may certify people in digital reporting, but first it must require each applicant to show proficiency with the technology and to certify that it poses minimal risk of inaccuracy, bias, or leaks of private information.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the Senate Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB2795 · 2025-03-14
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ITEM
relating to the regulation of digital reporting by the Judicial Branch Certification Commission.
WHAT IT DOES
AI drafts the transcript. A person reviews it into the record.
The bill adds digital reporting, meaning AI-style speech recognition that makes a draft transcript which a person then reviews into a verbatim record, as an approved method of court reporting in Texas. It touches court reporters, applicants seeking certification, and the Judicial Branch Certification Commission that certifies them. Starting September 1, 2025, the commission may certify people in digital reporting, but first it must require each applicant to show proficiency with the technology and to certify that it poses minimal risk of inaccuracy, bias, or leaks of private information.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Jurisprudence
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
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Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Mar 14, 2025
04/03/2025 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Courts--Personnel
Courts--Reporters
JUDICIAL BRANCH CERTIFICATION COMMISSION
Text
The text as introduced · 477 words
89R16462 BCH-F By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 2795 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the regulation of digital reporting by the Judicial Branch Certification Commission. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 52.001(a), Government Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (2) and amending Subdivision (5) to read as follows: (2) "Digital reporting" means the practice of making a draft transcription of an oral court proceeding, deposition, or proceeding before a grand jury or court personnel for use in litigation in the courts of this state through the use of digital technology, including automatic speech recognition, natural language processing, or other digital technology capable of speech recognition and transcription, that following review creates a verbatim record. (5) "Shorthand reporting" and "court reporting" mean the practice of shorthand reporting for use in litigation in the courts of this state by making a verbatim record of an oral court proceeding, deposition, or proceeding before a grand jury, referee, or court commissioner using written symbols in shorthand, machine shorthand, digital reporting, or oral stenography. SECTION 2. Section 154.001(a), Government Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (2-a) and amending Subdivision (5) to read as follows: (2-a) "Digital reporting" means the practice of making a draft transcription of an oral court proceeding, deposition, or proceeding before a grand jury or court personnel for use in litigation in the courts of this state through the use of digital technology, including automatic speech recognition, natural language processing, or other digital technology capable of speech recognition and transcription, that following review creates a verbatim record. (5) "Shorthand reporting" and "court reporting" mean the practice of shorthand reporting for use in litigation in the courts of this state by making a verbatim record of an oral court proceeding, deposition, or proceeding before a grand jury, referee, or court commissioner using written symbols in shorthand, machine shorthand, digital reporting, or oral stenography. SECTION 3. Section 154.101(c), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) A certification issued under this section must be for one or more of the following methods of shorthand reporting: (1) written shorthand; (2) machine shorthand; (3) oral stenography; [ or ] (4) digital reporting; or (5) any other method of shorthand reporting authorized by the supreme court. SECTION 4. Subchapter C, Chapter 154, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 154.1035 to read as follows: Sec. 154.1035. DIGITAL REPORTING DOCUMENTATION. Before issuing a certification for digital reporting under Section 154.101, the commission shall require an applicant to provide documentation: (1) demonstrating the applicant is proficient in the use of the digital technology used for digital reporting; and (2) certifying the use of the digital technology for digital reporting poses minimal risk of inaccuracy, algorithmic discrimination, bias, or unlawful dissemination of privileged or personal identifying information. SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.