California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 963 — Public social services: renewal and recertification of eligibility.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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.

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Summary

Existing law creates various programs to provide health care services to persons who have limited incomes and meet various eligibility requirements, including, but not limited to, the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care benefits. Existing law also provides for the Food Stamp Program, under which food stamps are allocated by each county in accordance with federal requirements, and the CalWORKs program, under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families and individuals who meet specified eligibility criteria. Under existing law, the Food Stamp Program and the CalWORKs program are administered at the state level by the State Department of Social Services. Existing law requires recipients of Medi-Cal, Food Stamp, and CalWORKs benefits to, on a specified basis, renew or recertify their eligibility. This bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services, in consultation with counties, the State Department of Social Services, representatives of the Statewide Automated Welfare System (SAWS) consortia, consumers, and other affected stakeholder groups to conduct a stakeholder planning workgroup to develop a single renewal and recertification form to be used by individuals and families who are recipients of one or more of the Medi-Cal, Food Stamp, or CalWORKs benefit programs. This bill would require the stakeholder planning workgroup to develop the renewal and recertification form, and any related policies and procedures, to be considered for adoption by the State Department of Health Care Services and other entities, and would require the State Department of Health Care Services and the State Department of Social Services to submit the single renewal and recertification form and related policies and procedures developed by the workgroup to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature by October 31, 2011.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Held under submission.

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

  4. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  5. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (June 22).

  6. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 9).

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

  8. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and HUMAN S.

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

  10. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 45. Noes 26. Page 3905.)

  11. Read second time. To third reading.

  12. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (January 21).

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

  15. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  17. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Read second time and amended.

  20. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 21).

  21. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  23. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ammiano · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Ammiano

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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

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
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 963 AMMIANO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 29 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 4727010
Republican 1200
Total 5129010
% of votes cast 57%32%0%11%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Chesbro — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Hagman — Nay
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Cook — Nay
Coto — Yea
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Audra — Nay
De — Not Voting
Leon — Not Voting
V. — Not Voting
Manuel — Not Voting
Perez — Not Voting
Carter — Not Voting
Conway — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Bass — Not Voting
Nestande — Nay
Silva — Nay
Torlakson — Not Voting
Tran — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Nay
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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Do pass as amended.

Passed 16 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15500
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 16600
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Nay
Conway — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

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

Passed 25 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22001
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 25001
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Gaines — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Block — Yea
Nava — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Conway — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 963 do?
Existing law creates various programs to provide health care services to persons who have limited incomes and meet various eligibility requirements, including, but not limited to, the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care benefits. Existing law also provides for the Food Stamp Program, under which food stamps are allocated by each county in accordance with federal requirements, and the CalWORKs program, under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families and individuals who meet specified eligibility criteria. Under existing law, the Food Stamp Program and the CalWORKs program are administered at the state level by the State Department of Social Services. Existing law requires recipients of Medi-Cal, Food Stamp, and CalWORKs benefits to, on a specified basis, renew or recertify their eligibility. This bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services, in consultation with counties, the State Department of Social Services, representatives of the Statewide Automated Welfare System (SAWS) consortia, consumers, and other affected stakeholder groups to conduct a stakeholder planning workgroup to develop a single renewal and recertification form to be used by individuals and families who are recipients of one or more of the Medi-Cal, Food Stamp, or CalWORKs benefit programs. This bill would require the stakeholder planning workgroup to develop the renewal and recertification form, and any related policies and procedures, to be considered for adoption by the State Department of Health Care Services and other entities, and would require the State Department of Health Care Services and the State Department of Social Services to submit the single renewal and recertification form and related policies and procedures developed by the workgroup to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature by October 31, 2011.
Who sponsors AB 963?
AB 963 is sponsored by Ammiano.
What is the current status of AB 963?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 AB 963?
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