California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 R cosponsors

SB 961 — Health care coverage: cancer treatment.

Last action — Died on file.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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 a crime. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies to provide coverage for all generally medically accepted cancer screening tests and requires those plans and policies to also provide coverage for the treatment of breast cancer. Existing law imposes various requirements on contracts and policies that cover prescription drug benefits. This bill, until January 1, 2015, would require health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies that provide coverage for cancer chemotherapy treatment to provide coverage for a prescribed, orally administered, nongeneric cancer medication, as specified. The bill would require a health care service plan or health insurer to review the percentage cost share, as defined, for oral nongeneric cancer medications and intravenous or injected nongeneric cancer medications and to apply the lower of the 2 as the cost-sharing provision for oral nongeneric cancer medications. The bill would limit increases in cost sharing for nongeneric cancer medications, as specified. The bill would specify that its provisions do not apply to health care service plan contracts or health insurance policies that do not provide coverage for prescription drugs. The bill would specify that its provisions do not apply to a health care benefit plan, contract, or health insurance policy with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System. Because a willful violation of the bill's requirements 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

Action History

  1. Died on file.

  2. In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled. To Governor at 11:45 a.m.

  5. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 4908.) To enrollment.

  6. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 20. Page 6502.) To Senate.

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. (Heard in committee on August 12.)

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.)

  11. Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  12. (Heard in committee on June 22.)

  13. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 6.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  15. To Com. on HEALTH.

  16. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  17. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 6. Page 3583.) To Assembly.

  18. Read second time. To third reading.

  19. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  20. Set for hearing May 10.

  21. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3302.)

  23. Set for hearing April 21.

  24. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  25. To Com. on HEALTH.

  26. Read first time.

  27. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 8.

  28. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Negrete McLeod · Cosponsor
  • Cox · Cosponsor
  • Hall · Cosponsor
  • Wright · Primary
  • Tony Strickland · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Wright

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (117)

117 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB961 Wright

Passed 30 Yea · 5 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27505
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 30505
% of votes cast 75%13%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Nay
Florez — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 961 Wright Senate Third Reading By LOWENTHAL

Passed 63 Yea · 22 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 592005
Republican 1200
Democratic 3000
Total 632205
% of votes cast 70%24%0%6%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Tom — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Audra — Nay
Bill — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Not Voting
Norby — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cook — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Charles — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bass — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Ma — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Conway — Nay
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
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 Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13500
Total 13500
% of votes cast 72%28%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Conway — Nay
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Norby — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea

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

Passed 19 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18600
Republican 1100
Total 19700
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
Conway — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Gilmore — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Senate 3rd Reading SB961 Wright

Passed 27 Yea · 6 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 24606
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 27606
% of votes cast 69%15%0%15%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cogdill — Not Voting
Ducheny — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Runner — Nay
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Not Voting
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Wright — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 961 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 a crime. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies to provide coverage for all generally medically accepted cancer screening tests and requires those plans and policies to also provide coverage for the treatment of breast cancer. Existing law imposes various requirements on contracts and policies that cover prescription drug benefits. This bill, until January 1, 2015, would require health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies that provide coverage for cancer chemotherapy treatment to provide coverage for a prescribed, orally administered, nongeneric cancer medication, as specified. The bill would require a health care service plan or health insurer to review the percentage cost share, as defined, for oral nongeneric cancer medications and intravenous or injected nongeneric cancer medications and to apply the lower of the 2 as the cost-sharing provision for oral nongeneric cancer medications. The bill would limit increases in cost sharing for nongeneric cancer medications, as specified. The bill would specify that its provisions do not apply to health care service plan contracts or health insurance policies that do not provide coverage for prescription drugs. The bill would specify that its provisions do not apply to a health care benefit plan, contract, or health insurance policy with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System. Because a willful violation of the bill's requirements 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 SB 961?
SB 961 is sponsored by Negrete McLeod, Cox, Hall, Wright, and Strickland, Tony (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 961?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 961?
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