California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1602 — California Health Benefit Exchange.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 655, Statutes of 2010.

  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 January 05, 2010. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · 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.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides various programs to provide health care coverage to persons with limited financial resources, including the Medi-Cal program and the Healthy Families Program. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of its provisions a crime. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , requires each state to, by January 1, 2014, establish an American Health Benefit Exchange that facilitates the purchase of qualified health plans by qualified individuals and qualified small employers, as specified, and meets certain other requirements. This bill would enact the California Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and would, contingent on the enactment of SB 900, which would create the California Health Benefit Exchange (the Exchange) , specify the powers and duties of the board governing the Exchange relative to determining eligibility for enrollment in the Exchange and arranging for coverage under qualified health plans, and would require the board to facilitate the purchase of qualified health plans through the Exchange by qualified individuals and qualified small employers by January 1, 2014. The bill would create the California Health Trust Fund as a continuously appropriated fund and would make the implementation of these provisions contingent on a determination by the board that sufficient financial resources exist or will exist in the fund, as specified. The bill would enact other related provisions. The bill would impose various requirements on participating plans and insurers and, commencing January 1, 2014, on nonparticipating plans and insurers, as specified. Because a willful violation of these requirements by a health care service plan would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Under existing law, the California Health Facilities Financing Authority Act, the California Health Facilities Authority is empowered to make loans under certain conditions from the continuously appropriated California Health Facilities Financing Authority Fund to nonprofit corporations or associations for financing or refinancing the acquisition, construction, or remodeling of health facilities. This bill would authorize the authority to provide a working capital loan of up to $5 million to assist in the establishment and operation of the California Health Benefit Exchange. The bill would require that loans awarded under the bill be made from the California Health Facilities Authority Fund and would require repayment of the loan by a specified date. Because the bill would expand the purposes for which a continuously appropriated fund may be used, it would make an appropriation. 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

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 655, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:20 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 51. Noes 27. Page 6668.)

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6668.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 13. Page 4841.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (August 12).

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR suspense file.

  14. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 30).

  15. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  16. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  17. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  18. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 26. Page 5396.)

  19. Read second time. To third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).

  21. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  22. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5069.)

  23. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (April 20).

  24. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  26. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  27. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

  28. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  29. From printer. May be heard in committee February 5.

  30. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alquist · Cosponsor
  • Bass · Cosponsor
  • John A. Perez · Primary
  • Monning · Cosponsor
  • Steinberg · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • John A. Perez

Co-sponsors (4)

  • Alquist
  • Bass
  • Monning
  • Steinberg

Not signed on (117)

117 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 1602 PEREZ, J. Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 60 Yea · 30 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 562800
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 603000
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Charles — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Yea
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Nay
Knight — Nay
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Eng — Yea
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB1602 John A. Perez By Alquist

Passed 22 Yea · 13 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201205
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 221305
% of votes cast 55%33%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Florez — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Correa — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Runner — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wright — Not Voting
Aanestad — Nay
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Walters — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7400
Total 7400
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Leno — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 1602 PEREZ, J. Assembly Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 27 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 542605
Democratic 3000
Republican 1101
Total 582706
% of votes cast 64%30%0%7%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Eng — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Davis — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Conway — Nay
Bill — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Tom — Not Voting
Fletcher — Not Voting
Audra — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Cook — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
DeVore — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Huber — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Logue — Nay
Norby — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Not Voting
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Tran — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12500
Democratic 1000
Total 13500
% of votes cast 72%28%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Conway — Nay
Charles — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Miller — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 15 Yea · 6 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Republican 1100
Unaffiliated 13503
Total 15603
% of votes cast 63%25%0%13%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Eng — Yea
Audra — Nay
De — Not Voting
Leon — Not Voting
Fletcher — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Carter — Yea
Conway — Nay
Nava — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Monning — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1602 do?
Existing law provides various programs to provide health care coverage to persons with limited financial resources, including the Medi-Cal program and the Healthy Families Program. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of its provisions a crime. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , requires each state to, by January 1, 2014, establish an American Health Benefit Exchange that facilitates the purchase of qualified health plans by qualified individuals and qualified small employers, as specified, and meets certain other requirements. This bill would enact the California Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and would, contingent on the enactment of SB 900, which would create the California Health Benefit Exchange (the Exchange) , specify the powers and duties of the board governing the Exchange relative to determining eligibility for enrollment in the Exchange and arranging for coverage under qualified health plans, and would require the board to facilitate the purchase of qualified health plans through the Exchange by qualified individuals and qualified small employers by January 1, 2014. The bill would create the California Health Trust Fund as a continuously appropriated fund and would make the implementation of these provisions contingent on a determination by the board that sufficient financial resources exist or will exist in the fund, as specified. The bill would enact other related provisions. The bill would impose various requirements on participating plans and insurers and, commencing January 1, 2014, on nonparticipating plans and insurers, as specified. Because a willful violation of these requirements by a health care service plan would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Under existing law, the California Health Facilities Financing Authority Act, the California Health Facilities Authority is empowered to make loans under certain conditions from the continuously appropriated California Health Facilities Financing Authority Fund to nonprofit corporations or associations for financing or refinancing the acquisition, construction, or remodeling of health facilities. This bill would authorize the authority to provide a working capital loan of up to $5 million to assist in the establishment and operation of the California Health Benefit Exchange. The bill would require that loans awarded under the bill be made from the California Health Facilities Authority Fund and would require repayment of the loan by a specified date. Because the bill would expand the purposes for which a continuously appropriated fund may be used, it would make an appropriation. 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 1602?
AB 1602 is sponsored by Alquist, Bass, John A. Perez, Monning, and Steinberg.
What is the current status of AB 1602?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2010. Enacted.
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