AB 904 is sponsored by Rubio, Blanca E. (Democratic), Calderon, Lisa (Democratic), Cervantes, Sabrina (Democratic), and Berman, Marc (Democratic).

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California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 4 D cosponsors

AB 904 — Health care coverage: doulas.

Last action October 07, 2023 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 349, Statutes of 2023.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) on October 07, 2023.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
4 sponsors

1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 D).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act's requirements a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan or health insurer to develop a maternal mental health program designed to promote quality and cost-effective outcomes. Existing law encourages a plan or insurer to include coverage for doulas. This bill would require a health care service plan or health insurer, on or before January 1, 2025, to develop a maternal and infant health equity program that addresses racial health disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes through the use of doulas. Under the bill, a Medi-Cal managed care plan would satisfy that requirement by providing coverage of doula services so long as doula services are a Medi-Cal covered benefit. The bill would require the Department of Managed Health Care, in consultation with the Department of Insurance, to collect data and submit a report describing the doula coverage and the above-described programs to the Legislature by January 1, 2027. Because a willful violation of the provisions relative to health care service plans would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Chaptered 10/07/23 - Chaptered Current pdf October 07, 2023
Enrolled 09/18/23 - Enrolled pdf September 18, 2023
Amended 09/07/23 - Amended Senate pdf September 07, 2023
Amended 06/26/23 - Amended Senate pdf June 26, 2023
Amended 03/29/23 - Amended Assembly pdf March 29, 2023
Introduced 02/14/23 - Introduced pdf February 14, 2023
AB904 View text html

Action History

October 07, 2023
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 349, Statutes of 2023.
October 07, 2023
Approved by the Governor.
September 21, 2023
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
September 13, 2023
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 3336.).
September 12, 2023
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
September 12, 2023
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 2. Page 2634.).
September 11, 2023
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
September 07, 2023
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
September 05, 2023
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
September 01, 2023
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 1).
July 03, 2023
In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file.
June 26, 2023
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
June 22, 2023
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 21).
June 07, 2023
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
May 31, 2023
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
May 30, 2023
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 2. Page 1881.)
May 18, 2023
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May 18, 2023
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 18).
May 03, 2023
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
April 26, 2023
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
April 12, 2023
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
April 12, 2023
Coauthors revised.
March 30, 2023
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
March 29, 2023
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
February 23, 2023
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
February 15, 2023
From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
February 14, 2023
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Calderon, Lisa Democratic

Co-sponsors (3)

Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic
Berman, Marc Democratic

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 904 Calderon Concurrence in Senate Amendments

September 13, 2023

Passed 69 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	47	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	18	0	0	2
Republican	4	0	0	9
Total	69	0	0	11
% of votes cast	86%	0%	0%	14%

How each member voted (80)

Member	Party	Vote
Holden	—	Yea
Mathis	—	Yea
Maienschein	—	Yea
Essayli	—	Not Voting
Rodriguez	—	Yea
Villapudua	—	Yea
Ting	—	Yea
Jones-Sawyer	—	Yea
McCarty	—	Yea
Rendon	—	Yea
Friedman	—	Yea
Low	—	Yea
Wood	—	Yea
Waldron	—	Yea
Santiago	—	Yea
Eduardo Garcia	—	Yea
Jim Patterson	—	Yea
Luz Rivas	—	Yea
Vince Fong	—	Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Not Voting
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Not Voting
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Not Voting
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Not Voting
Flora, Heath	Republican	Not Voting
Gallagher, James	Republican	Not Voting
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Not Voting
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Not Voting
Ta, Tri	Republican	Not Voting
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

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3rd Reading AB904 Calderon et al. By Rubio

September 12, 2023

Passed 34 Yea · 2 Nay · 4 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	11	0	0	0
Democratic	20	0	0	2
Republican	3	2	0	2
Total	34	2	0	4
% of votes cast	85%	5%	0%	10%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Roth	—	Yea
Atkins	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Newman	—	Yea
Min	—	Yea
Wilk	—	Yea
Eggman	—	Yea
Glazer	—	Yea
Dodd	—	Yea
Bradford	—	Yea
Skinner	—	Yea
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Not Voting
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Not Voting
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Not Voting
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Nay
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Nay

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Do pass

September 01, 2023

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	2	0	0	0
Republican	0	2	0	0
Total	5	2	0	0
% of votes cast	71%	29%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Bradford	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Nay
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Nay

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Placed on suspense file

July 03, 2023

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	2	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Bradford	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

June 21, 2023

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	8	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	3	0	0	0
Republican	0	0	0	1
Total	11	0	0	1
% of votes cast	92%	0%	0%	8%

How each member voted (12)

Member	Party	Vote
Roth	—	Yea
Eggman	—	Yea
Glazer	—	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Not Voting

Official roll call →

AB 904 Calderon Assembly Third Reading

May 30, 2023

Passed 67 Yea · 2 Nay · 11 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	47	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	17	0	0	3
Republican	3	2	0	8
Total	67	2	0	11
% of votes cast	84%	3%	0%	14%

How each member voted (80)

Member	Party	Vote
Holden	—	Yea
Mathis	—	Yea
Maienschein	—	Yea
Rodriguez	—	Yea
Villapudua	—	Yea
Ting	—	Yea
Jones-Sawyer	—	Yea
McCarty	—	Yea
Rendon	—	Yea
Friedman	—	Yea
Low	—	Yea
Wood	—	Yea
Waldron	—	Yea
Santiago	—	Yea
Essayli	—	Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia	—	Yea
Jim Patterson	—	Not Voting
Luz Rivas	—	Yea
Vince Fong	—	Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Not Voting
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Nay
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Nay
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Not Voting
Flora, Heath	Republican	Not Voting
Gallagher, James	Republican	Not Voting
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Not Voting
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Not Voting
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Not Voting
Ta, Tri	Republican	Not Voting
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

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Do pass.

May 18, 2023

Passed 11 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	9	0	0	1
Unaffiliated	2	0	0	1
Republican	0	1	0	2
Total	11	1	0	4
% of votes cast	69%	6%	0%	25%

How each member voted (16)

Member	Party	Vote
Mathis	—	Not Voting
Holden	—	Yea
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Not Voting
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Nay
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Not Voting
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

April 11, 2023

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	9	0	0	1
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Republican	0	0	0	2
Total	12	0	0	3
% of votes cast	80%	0%	0%	20%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
McCarty	—	Yea
Wood	—	Yea
Villapudua	—	Yea
Santiago	—	Yea
Maienschein	—	Yea
Waldron	—	Yea
Rodriguez	—	Yea
Boerner Horvath	—	Yea
Vince Fong	—	Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Not Voting
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Not Voting

Official roll call →

Subjects

healthcare health-insurance

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 904 do?: Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act's requirements a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan or health insurer to develop a maternal mental health program designed to promote quality and cost-effective outcomes. Existing law encourages a plan or insurer to include coverage for doulas. This bill would require a health care service plan or health insurer, on or before January 1, 2025, to develop a maternal and infant health equity program that addresses racial health disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes through the use of doulas. Under the bill, a Medi-Cal managed care plan would satisfy that requirement by providing coverage of doula services so long as doula services are a Medi-Cal covered benefit. The bill would require the Department of Managed Health Care, in consultation with the Department of Insurance, to collect data and submit a report describing the doula coverage and the above-described programs to the Legislature by January 1, 2027. Because a willful violation of the provisions relative to health care service plans would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 904?: AB 904 is sponsored by Rubio, Blanca E. (Democratic), Calderon, Lisa (Democratic), Cervantes, Sabrina (Democratic), and Berman, Marc (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 904?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2023. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: AB 904
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 2023-2024 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 14, 2023
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Calderon, Lisa

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