Votes at a glance: actions taken by the Court Reporters Board on Oct. 14, 2025

At its Oct. 14 meeting the Court Reporters Board took the following formal actions (roll-call outcomes noted as recorded in meeting minutes):

1) Resolution honoring Robin Sonkeese — Motion to adopt resolution of appreciation; mover: Member Dodgenam; seconder: Member Manayan. Vote: Aye (Dodge Nam, Gonzales, Manayan, Saltonstall, Tagade). Outcome: adopted.

2) Resolution honoring Laura Brewer — Motion to adopt resolution of appreciation; mover: Member Dodgenam; seconder: Member Manayan. Vote: Aye (Dodge Nam, Gonzales, Manayan, Saltonstall, Tagade). Outcome: adopted.

3) Approval of meeting minutes (May 9, 2025) — Motion to adopt minutes; mover: Member Dodgenam; seconder: Member Manayan. Vote: Aye (roll call). Outcome: adopted.

4) Disciplinary and denial guidelines (CCR §2472) — Motion to rescind prior May motion and approve updated guidelines and edits, submit to DCA for review and initiate rulemaking if no adverse comments; mover: Member Dodgenam; seconder: Member Gonzales. Vote: Aye (roll call). Outcome: authorized rulemaking.

5) Legislative language — Reciprocity between CSR and RPR skills exams (item 7.11.0.1): Motion to approve draft legislative language and seek an author; mover: Member Manayan; seconder: Member Dodgenam. Vote: Aye (roll call). Outcome: approved for pursuit.

6) Legislative language — Skills exam format change (item 7.11.2): Motion to approve draft language changing licensed skills exam format to three 5-minute tests (literary 180 wpm; jury charge 200 wpm; two-voice testimony 225 wpm); mover: Member Dodgenam; seconder: Member Manayan. Vote: Aye (roll call). Outcome: approved for pursuit.

7) New board logo — Motion to adopt Option 1 (CRB word art with pillars); mover: Member Manayan; seconder: Member Gonzales. Vote: Aye (roll call). Outcome: adopted; staff to implement with DCA design team.

8) Election of officers — Chair: Denise Takata (re-elected by roll call); Vice Chair: Mike Dodge Nam (elected by roll call). Outcome: officers elected.

Details: The meeting minutes and roll calls are recorded in the official meeting record. Where votes were recorded by roll call, the board secretary read the member responses and announced the motion as carrying.