California 1999-2000 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 55 — Health care coverage: independent medical review.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 533, Statutes of 1999.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 07, 1998. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 64% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    9 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 533, Statutes of 1999.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 12:45 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 4. Page 4324.)

  5. Read third time. Amended. Senate Rule 29.3 suspended. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 2. Page 3157.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.). Read second time, amended, and to third reading.

  8. Joint Rule 61 (a) suspended.

  9. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  10. Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  11. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  12. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules.

  13. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Rules (Ayes 7. Noes 0.). Joint Rule 61 (a) suspended.

  14. Joint Rule 61 (a) suspended.

  15. In committee: Set, first hearing. Further hearing to be set.

  16. Referred to Standing Committee on Insurance and Standing Committee on Judiciary.

  17. In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment.

  18. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 45. Noes 27. Page 2249.)

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 6.) (May 26). Read second time. To third reading.

  20. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.

  21. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  22. Read second time and amended.

  23. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (April 20).

  24. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

  25. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Read second time and amended.

  26. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 5.) (April 13).

  27. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health.

  28. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 1003.) From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Health. Read second time and amended.

  29. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  30. Referred to Standing Committee on Health and Standing Committee on Judiciary.

  31. From printer. May be heard in committee January 7.

  32. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Schiff · Cosponsor
  • Migden · Primary
  • Thomson · Cosponsor
  • Speier · Cosponsor
  • Strom-Martin · Cosponsor
  • Soto · Cosponsor
  • Wayne · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Migden

Co-sponsors (6)

  • Schiff
  • Thomson
  • Speier
  • Strom-Martin
  • Soto
  • Wayne

Not signed on (115)

115 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 55 MIGDEN CONCURRENCE

Passed 77 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70401
Democratic 6000
Republican 1000
Total 77401
% of votes cast 94%5%0%1%
How each member voted (82)
Member Party Vote
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Battin — Yea
Baugh — Yea
Bock — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Briggs — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Cardenas — Yea
Cardoza — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Cunneen — Yea
Dickerson — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Floyd — Yea
Frusetta — Yea
Gallegos — Yea
Granlund — Yea
Havice — Yea
Honda — Yea
House — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Knox — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Leach — Yea
Lempert — Yea
Leonard — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Maddox — Yea
Mazzoni — Yea
McClintock — Yea
Migden — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Olberg — Yea
Oller — Yea
Robert — Yea
Rod — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Bates — Yea
Pescetti — Yea
Runner — Yea
Scott — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Soto — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Wildman — Yea
Zettel — Yea
Villaraigosa — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Baldwin — Nay
Kaloogian — Nay
Margett — Nay
Aroner — Not Voting
Romero — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
Florez — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB55 Migden By Schiff

Passed 30 Yea · 2 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30207
Republican 0001
Total 30208
% of votes cast 75%5%0%20%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Baca — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Brulte — Yea
Burton — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Hayden — Yea
Monteith — Yea
Murray — Yea
O'Connell — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Polanco — Yea
Rainey — Yea
Schiff — Yea
Sher — Yea
Solis — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Haynes — Nay
Costa — Not Voting
Kelley — Not Voting
Lewis — Not Voting
Morrow — Not Voting
Mountjoy — Not Voting
Peace — Not Voting
Poochigian — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Hughes — Yea
Johannessen — Yea
Johnston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Leslie — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Knight — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Not Voting

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9102
Republican 0001
Total 9103
% of votes cast 69%8%0%23%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Johnston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Perata — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Kelley — Nay
Leslie — Not Voting
Mountjoy — Not Voting
Johnson, Natasha Republican Not Voting

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Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11001
Republican 1000
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Johnston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kelley — Yea
Leslie — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Mountjoy — Yea
Perata — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Escutia — Not Voting
Johnson, Natasha Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Committee amendments.

Failed 1 Yea · 2 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1206
Republican 0001
Total 1207
% of votes cast 10%20%0%70%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Leslie — Yea
Escutia — Nay
Speier — Nay
Figueroa — Not Voting
Hughes — Not Voting
Johnston — Not Voting
Lewis — Not Voting
Schiff — Not Voting
Sher — Not Voting
Johnson, Natasha Republican Not Voting

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AB 55 MIGDEN THIRD READING

Passed 45 Yea · 29 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 412608
Democratic 4200
Republican 0100
Total 452908
% of votes cast 55%35%0%10%
How each member voted (82)
Member Party Vote
Knox — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Aroner — Yea
Bock — Yea
Cardenas — Yea
Cardoza — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Gallegos — Yea
Granlund — Yea
Havice — Yea
Honda — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lempert — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Mazzoni — Yea
Migden — Yea
Scott — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Soto — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Wildman — Yea
Villaraigosa — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Ackerman — Nay
Cox — Nay
Baldwin — Nay
Battin — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Briggs — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Dickerson — Nay
Frusetta — Nay
House — Nay
Kaloogian — Nay
Leach — Nay
Leonard — Nay
Margett — Nay
Olberg — Nay
Oller — Nay
Robert — Nay
Rod — Nay
Pescetti — Nay
Runner — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Zettel — Nay
Baugh — Not Voting
Romero — Yea
Cunneen — Not Voting
Floyd — Not Voting
Machado — Not Voting
Maddox — Not Voting
McClintock — Not Voting
Nakano — Not Voting
Torlakson — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Bates — Nay
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Steinberg — Yea
Correa — Yea
Florez — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 6 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13601
Democratic 1000
Total 14601
% of votes cast 67%29%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Aroner — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Migden — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Battin — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Pescetti — Nay
Runner — Nay
Zettel — Not Voting
Ashburn — Nay
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Davis — Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 10 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9301
Democratic 1100
Republican 0100
Total 10501
% of votes cast 63%31%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Aroner — Yea
Bock — Yea
Knox — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Longville — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
House — Nay
Robert — Nay
McClintock — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Passed 9 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9400
Republican 0100
Total 9500
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Corbett — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Gallegos — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wildman — Yea
Granlund — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Steinberg — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Bates — Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Who sponsors AB 55?
AB 55 is sponsored by Schiff, Migden, Thomson, Speier, Strom-Martin, Soto, and Wayne.
What is the current status of AB 55?
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