California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 296 — Mental health services.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 575, Statutes of 2009.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 provides for the licensing 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. A willful violation of provisions governing health care service plans is a crime. Existing law imposes certain requirements on health care service plans, specialized health care service plans, and health insurers that provide coverage for professional mental health services. Existing law also requires every health care service plan, other than a plan that primarily serves Medi-Cal or Healthy Family Program enrollees, to maintain an Internet Web site. This bill would, on and after July 1, 2011, require every health care service plan, including a specialized health care service plan, and health insurer that provides professional mental health services to issue an identification card, as specified, to each enrollee in order to assist the enrollee with accessing health benefits coverage information and other information, with specified exceptions. The bill would require the identification card to be issued upon enrollment or commencement of coverage or upon any change in the enrollee's coverage that impacts the data content or format of the card. The bill would also require those plans and insurers to provide, on or before January 1, 2012, specified information on their Internet Web sites, to be updated as specified and made available in hard copy upon request, and would require those insurers to establish Internet Web sites for that purpose. The bill would exempt from those requirements specified plans or insurers that contract with another entity to provide coverage for mental health services, provided that the plan or insurer provides a link on its Internet Web site to the entity's Internet Web site and that entity complies with the above-described information requirements. The bill would also require the departments to include on their Internet Web sites a link to the Internet Web site of each of those plans or insurers. The bill would also make changes to related provisions. By imposing new requirements on certain health care service plans, the willful violation of which 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. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 575, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 9 p.m.

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 26. Noes 9. Page 2118.) To enrollment.

  5. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2763.) To Senate.

  7. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  8. (Heard in committee on August 19.)

  9. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.)

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

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

  12. (Heard in committee on July 7.)

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.)

  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 25. Noes 12. Page 889.) 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 4.

  21. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1. Page 637.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  23. Set for hearing April 22.

  24. To Com. on HEALTH.

  25. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 28.

  26. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB296 Lowenthal

Passed 27 Yea · 9 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 25805
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 27905
% of votes cast 66%22%0%12%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Cox — Not Voting
Harman — Nay
Ducheny — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Benoit — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Price — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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SB 296 Lowenthal Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 86 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 80005
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 86005
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Saldana — Not Voting
Evans — Not Voting
Fuentes — Not Voting
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Miller — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Conway — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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

Passed 25 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 23001
Republican 2000
Total 25001
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Not Voting
Carter — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Conway — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Nava — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Senate 3rd Reading SB296 Lowenthal

Passed 26 Yea · 12 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231102
Democratic 3000
Republican 0100
Total 261202
% of votes cast 65%30%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cedillo — Not Voting
Cogdill — Nay
Harman — Nay
Negrete — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Runner — Nay
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Ducheny — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Huff — Nay
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 296 do?
Existing law provides for the licensing 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. A willful violation of provisions governing health care service plans is a crime. Existing law imposes certain requirements on health care service plans, specialized health care service plans, and health insurers that provide coverage for professional mental health services. Existing law also requires every health care service plan, other than a plan that primarily serves Medi-Cal or Healthy Family Program enrollees, to maintain an Internet Web site. This bill would, on and after July 1, 2011, require every health care service plan, including a specialized health care service plan, and health insurer that provides professional mental health services to issue an identification card, as specified, to each enrollee in order to assist the enrollee with accessing health benefits coverage information and other information, with specified exceptions. The bill would require the identification card to be issued upon enrollment or commencement of coverage or upon any change in the enrollee's coverage that impacts the data content or format of the card. The bill would also require those plans and insurers to provide, on or before January 1, 2012, specified information on their Internet Web sites, to be updated as specified and made available in hard copy upon request, and would require those insurers to establish Internet Web sites for that purpose. The bill would exempt from those requirements specified plans or insurers that contract with another entity to provide coverage for mental health services, provided that the plan or insurer provides a link on its Internet Web site to the entity's Internet Web site and that entity complies with the above-described information requirements. The bill would also require the departments to include on their Internet Web sites a link to the Internet Web site of each of those plans or insurers. The bill would also make changes to related provisions. By imposing new requirements on certain health care service plans, the willful violation of which 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 296?
SB 296 is sponsored by Bonnie Lowenthal.
What is the current status of SB 296?
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 296?
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