Appropriations Committee Passes E-Signature Bill

The California Assembly Appropriations Committee unanimously passed a bill that would allow electronic signatures in proceedings before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. The committee on Wednesday voted 14-0 to pass bills on its consent file, which included Assembly Bill 2337, by Assemblymember Diane Dixon, R-Newport Beach. An analysis prepared for the committee projects that the costs of authorizing electronic signatures would be negligible. The WCAB allowed electronic signatures during the COVID-19 pandemic but reverted to requiring so-called “wet” signatures ...