Regulates communication access real-time translation and real-time captioners in courtrooms. This act provides that individuals in these areas that meet certain criteria may receive a court reporter certificate. This act also requires court reporters and court reporting firms to meet certain standards designed to ensure ethical conduct and prevent the impartiality of court reporters from being compromised.   Official Text and Analysis.

Removes the definition of court-reporting firms as meaning any legal entity, including but not limited to a sole proprietorship corporation, partnership, limited liability company, consortium, or other organization that provides court-reporting services. All references to court-reporting firms are removed from the bill. Language is included to clarify that a court reporter may, at the court reporter's discretion, provide a courtesy copy of a certified transcript to a nonparty witness.