California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 108 — Individual health care coverage.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 406, Statutes of 2009.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 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 its provisions a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law prohibits the cancellation or nonrenewal of an enrollment or subscription by a health care service plan except in specified circumstances. Existing law prohibits the nonrenewal of individual health benefit plans by a health insurer except in specified circumstances. This bill would prohibit a health care service plan or health insurer from rescinding an individual health care service plan contract or individual health insurance policy for any reason, or from canceling, limiting, or raising the premiums of the plan contract or policy due to any omission, misrepresentation, or inaccuracy in the application form, after 24 months following the issuance of the plan contract or policy, except as specified. Because this bill would impose additional requirements on health care service plans, the willful violation of which would be a crime, it 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. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 406, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 50. Noes 29. Page 3119.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 2128.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. (received by desk August 28, 2009 pursuant to JR61(a)(11))

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 5.) (August 27).

  10. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  11. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (July 14).

  13. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  15. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  16. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (June 17).

  17. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

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

  19. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 29. Page 1347.)

  20. Read second time. To third reading.

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (April 22).

  22. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 13. Noes 6.) (March 31).

  23. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

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

  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 12.

  30. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Hayashi · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Hayashi

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 108 HAYASHI Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 59 Yea · 32 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 553000
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 593200
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Charles — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Conway — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — 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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Assembly 3rd Reading AB108 Hayashi By Cedillo

Passed 24 Yea · 14 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221303
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 241403
% of votes cast 59%34%0%7%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cox — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Runner — Nay
Florez — Not Voting
Harman — Nay
Huff — Nay
Ducheny — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Walters — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Price — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 8 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8500
Total 8500
% of votes cast 62%38%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Runner — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Nay
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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AB 108 HAYASHI Assembly Third Reading

Passed 57 Yea · 32 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 513003
Democratic 5000
Republican 1200
Total 573203
% of votes cast 62%35%0%3%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Evans — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Block — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Bill — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Fuentes — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Audra — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
DeVore — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Silva — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Blumenfield — Not Voting
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Emmerson — Nay
Coto — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 15 Yea · 6 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14500
Democratic 1000
Republican 0101
Total 15601
% of votes cast 68%27%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
Harkey — Nay
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Nay
Davis — Yea
Miller — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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

Passed 19 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17600
Republican 1100
Democratic 1000
Total 19700
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Audra — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Conway — Nay
Adams — Nay
Block — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Lowenthal, Josh 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 108 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 its provisions a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law prohibits the cancellation or nonrenewal of an enrollment or subscription by a health care service plan except in specified circumstances. Existing law prohibits the nonrenewal of individual health benefit plans by a health insurer except in specified circumstances. This bill would prohibit a health care service plan or health insurer from rescinding an individual health care service plan contract or individual health insurance policy for any reason, or from canceling, limiting, or raising the premiums of the plan contract or policy due to any omission, misrepresentation, or inaccuracy in the application form, after 24 months following the issuance of the plan contract or policy, except as specified. Because this bill would impose additional requirements on health care service plans, the willful violation of which would be a crime, it 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 108?
AB 108 is sponsored by Hayashi.
What is the current status of AB 108?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2009. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 108?
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