California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 1600 — Health care coverage: mental health services.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Under existing law, a health care service plan contract and a health insurance policy are required to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of severe mental illnesses of a person of any age. Existing law does not define "severe mental illnesses" for this purpose but describes it as including several conditions. This bill would expand this coverage requirement for certain health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2011, to include the diagnosis and treatment of a mental illness of a person of any age and would define mental illness for this purpose as a mental disorder defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV, including substance abuse but excluding nicotine dependence and specified diagnoses defined in the manual, subject to regulatory revision, as specified. The bill would specify that this requirement does not apply to a health care benefit plan, contract, or health insurance policy with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System unless the board elects to purchase a plan, contract, or policy that provides mental health coverage. Because this bill would expand coverage requirements for 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. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 50. Noes 28. Page 6729.)

  4. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6707.)

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

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 9. Page 4860.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (July 15).

  11. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 24).

  12. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  14. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 27. Page 5395.)

  15. Read second time. To third reading.

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

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

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

  19. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  20. From printer. May be heard in committee February 4.

  21. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Beall · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Beall

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1600 BEALL Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 59 Yea · 31 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 552900
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 593100
% of votes cast 66%34%0%0%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Leon — Yea
Eng — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Yamada — 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
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Nay
Cook — Nay
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — 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 AB1600 Beall By Ashburn

Passed 22 Yea · 9 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22807
Republican 0100
Democratic 0002
Total 22909
% of votes cast 55%23%0%23%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Florez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Harman — Not Voting
Runner — Nay
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Ashburn — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Dutton — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6202
Total 6202
% of votes cast 60%20%0%20%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Nay

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AB 1600 BEALL Assembly Third Reading

Passed 59 Yea · 28 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 552703
Democratic 3000
Republican 1101
Total 592804
% of votes cast 65%31%0%4%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Charles — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Yamada — 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
Bill — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Tom — Not Voting
Audra — Not Voting
Furutani — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Nay
Cook — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
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
Conway — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
Coto — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Norby — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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

Passed 17 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16600
Republican 1100
Total 17700
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Nava — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Monning — Yea
Carter — Yea
Conway — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1600 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. Under existing law, a health care service plan contract and a health insurance policy are required to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of severe mental illnesses of a person of any age. Existing law does not define "severe mental illnesses" for this purpose but describes it as including several conditions. This bill would expand this coverage requirement for certain health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2011, to include the diagnosis and treatment of a mental illness of a person of any age and would define mental illness for this purpose as a mental disorder defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV, including substance abuse but excluding nicotine dependence and specified diagnoses defined in the manual, subject to regulatory revision, as specified. The bill would specify that this requirement does not apply to a health care benefit plan, contract, or health insurance policy with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System unless the board elects to purchase a plan, contract, or policy that provides mental health coverage. Because this bill would expand coverage requirements for 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 1600?
AB 1600 is sponsored by Beall.
What is the current status of AB 1600?
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 AB 1600?
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