Code of Civil Procedure Amended to Create Electronic Exchange Procedure: AB 1349

Amends Code of Civil Procedure sections 2030.210 and 2033.210 to create a procedure for exchanging electronic versions of interrogatories, requests for admission, and their responses, which includes a requirement that responses include the text of each corresponding request.

Demanded Documents must be Produced with Specific Request Number: SB 370

Amends Code of Civil Procedure section 2031.280 to eliminate the option to produce documents as they are kept in the usual course of business, thereby requiring all documents or category of documents produced in response to a demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling to be identified with the specific request number to which the documents respond.

Mandatory Sanctions and Discovery Disclosures Added: AB 134 

Adds to the Code of Civil Procedure sections 2016.090 and 2023.050, relating to mandatory sanctions and stipulated initial discovery disclosures.

Those with Prior Felony Conviction Can Now Serve on Juries: SB 310

Amends Code of Civil Procedure section 203 to allow persons with a prior felony conviction to serve on a jury, unless they are on parole, postrelease community supervision, felony probation, or mandated supervision for the conviction of a felony; or are registered felony sex offenders.

Prohibition of Reduction of Damage Estimation: Civil Code: SB 41 

Adds Civil Code section 3361 to prohibit estimations, measures, or calculations of past, present, or future damages for lost earnings or impaired earning capacity resulting from personal injury or wrongful death from being reduced based on race, ethnicity, or gender.