California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2244 — Health care coverage.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 656, Statutes of 2010.

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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 February 18, 2010. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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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 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on and after January 1, 2014, requires a health insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in the individual or group market to accept every employer and individual in the state that applies for that coverage, as specified, and allows premiums for coverage in the individual or small group market to vary only by rating area, age, tobacco use, and whether the coverage is for an individual or family, as specified. The act also prohibits a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing any preexisting condition for children with respect to plan years beginning on or after September 23, 2010, and for adults with respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014. 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. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law authorizes a health care service plan or health insurer to exclude an applicant from coverage for a specified time for preexisting conditions. A willful violation of provisions governing health care service plans is a crime. This bill would prohibit the exclusion or limitation of coverage for children due to any preexisting condition, except as specified. The bill would further require plans and insurers offering coverage in the individual market to offer coverage for a child subject to specified requirements. The bill would prescribe limits on the rates that may be imposed for coverage of a child depending on, among other things, whether the child applies for coverage during an open enrollment period, as defined, or is a late enrollee, as defined, and would, effective January 1, 2014, require plans and insurers to apply standard risk rates to child coverage, except as specified. The bill would prohibit a plan or carrier that does not or ceases to write new plan contracts or policies for children from offering new individual plan contracts or policies in this state for 5 years. The bill would authorize the Department of Managed Health Care and the Department of Insurance to issue guidance for purposes of implementing these provisions. By imposing new requirements on health care service plans, the willful violation of which would be a crime, this 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. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 656, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. (Corrected September 8.)

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 50. Noes 25. Page 6738.)

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

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

  8. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 11. Page 4862.)

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. (Corrected August 30.)

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

  12. Read second time. To third reading.

  13. Received August 13 pursuant to Joint Rule 61(b)(14)

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (August 12).

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

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

  17. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 23).

  18. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  20. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 25. Page 5410.)

  21. Read second time. To third reading.

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

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

  24. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  25. (Corrected April 29.)

  26. Read second time and amended.

  27. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 6.) (April 20).

  28. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  30. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  31. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  32. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Feuer · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Feuer

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2244 FEUER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 58 Yea · 28 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 542604
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 582804
% of votes cast 64%31%0%4%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Charles — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — 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
Cook — Nay
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Audra — Nay
De — Not Voting
Leon — Not Voting
Gilmore — Not Voting
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Tran — Not Voting
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
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 AB2244 Feuer By Alquist

Passed 23 Yea · 11 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211006
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 231106
% of votes cast 58%28%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Runner — Nay
Hollingsworth — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Price — Yea
Wright — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — 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 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
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Walters — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
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
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 2244 FEUER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 59 Yea · 26 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 552505
Democratic 3000
Republican 1101
Total 592606
% of votes cast 65%29%0%7%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Coto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Charles — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Cook — Nay
Bill — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Tom — Not Voting
Audra — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Knight — Nay
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Not Voting
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Nay
Conway — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — 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
Charles — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Conway — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Monning — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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

Passed 14 Yea · 7 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12603
Democratic 1000
Republican 1100
Total 14703
% of votes cast 58%29%0%13%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Conway — Nay
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
De — Not Voting
Leon — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Not Voting
Ammiano — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Carter — 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

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2244 do?
Existing law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on and after January 1, 2014, requires a health insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in the individual or group market to accept every employer and individual in the state that applies for that coverage, as specified, and allows premiums for coverage in the individual or small group market to vary only by rating area, age, tobacco use, and whether the coverage is for an individual or family, as specified. The act also prohibits a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing any preexisting condition for children with respect to plan years beginning on or after September 23, 2010, and for adults with respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014. 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. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law authorizes a health care service plan or health insurer to exclude an applicant from coverage for a specified time for preexisting conditions. A willful violation of provisions governing health care service plans is a crime. This bill would prohibit the exclusion or limitation of coverage for children due to any preexisting condition, except as specified. The bill would further require plans and insurers offering coverage in the individual market to offer coverage for a child subject to specified requirements. The bill would prescribe limits on the rates that may be imposed for coverage of a child depending on, among other things, whether the child applies for coverage during an open enrollment period, as defined, or is a late enrollee, as defined, and would, effective January 1, 2014, require plans and insurers to apply standard risk rates to child coverage, except as specified. The bill would prohibit a plan or carrier that does not or ceases to write new plan contracts or policies for children from offering new individual plan contracts or policies in this state for 5 years. The bill would authorize the Department of Managed Health Care and the Department of Insurance to issue guidance for purposes of implementing these provisions. By imposing new requirements on health care service plans, the willful violation of which would be a crime, this 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 AB 2244?
AB 2244 is sponsored by Feuer.
What is the current status of AB 2244?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2010. Enacted.
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