California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 2787 — Office of the California Health Ombudsman.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    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, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, requires the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to states to enable them to establish, expand, or provide support for offices of health insurance consumer assistance or health insurance ombudsman programs and imposes specified eligibility requirements on states in order to receive those grants. This bill would establish the Office of the California Health Ombudsman in state government, to be governed by a chief executive officer known as the California Health Ombudsman who would be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The bill would require the ombudsman to, among other things, educate consumers on their rights and responsibilities with respect to health care coverage, assist consumers with enrollment in health care coverage, and resolve problems with obtaining specified premium tax credits. The bill would also require the ombudsman to operate a specified hotline and Internet Web site and would require that the telephone number and Web site be included on every membership card and evidence of coverage issued to Medi-Cal beneficiaries and to individuals with coverage under health care service plans or health insurers, as specified. The bill would require the ombudsman to apply to the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services for a grant to implement these requirements and would create the California Health Ombudsman Trust Fund as a continuously appropriated fund in the State Treasury for purposes of the act. The bill would also impose an annual fee on health care service plans and health insurers for purposes of funding these provisions, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Held under submission.

  3. In committee: Placed on 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 5. Noes 3.) (June 30).

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

  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 Com. on HEALTH.

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

  10. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5163.)

  11. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

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

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (May 5).

  14. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 20).

  15. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  16. From printer. May be heard in committee April 9.

  17. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alquist · Cosponsor
  • Monning · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Monning

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Alquist

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to 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
Ashburn — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 2787 MONNING Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83002
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 88003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18000
Democratic 1000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Coto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Conway — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar.

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19002
Democratic 1000
Republican 2000
Total 22002
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Conway — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
De — Not Voting
Leon — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2787 do?
Existing law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, requires the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to states to enable them to establish, expand, or provide support for offices of health insurance consumer assistance or health insurance ombudsman programs and imposes specified eligibility requirements on states in order to receive those grants. This bill would establish the Office of the California Health Ombudsman in state government, to be governed by a chief executive officer known as the California Health Ombudsman who would be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The bill would require the ombudsman to, among other things, educate consumers on their rights and responsibilities with respect to health care coverage, assist consumers with enrollment in health care coverage, and resolve problems with obtaining specified premium tax credits. The bill would also require the ombudsman to operate a specified hotline and Internet Web site and would require that the telephone number and Web site be included on every membership card and evidence of coverage issued to Medi-Cal beneficiaries and to individuals with coverage under health care service plans or health insurers, as specified. The bill would require the ombudsman to apply to the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services for a grant to implement these requirements and would create the California Health Ombudsman Trust Fund as a continuously appropriated fund in the State Treasury for purposes of the act. The bill would also impose an annual fee on health care service plans and health insurers for purposes of funding these provisions, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 2787?
AB 2787 is sponsored by Alquist and Monning.
What is the current status of AB 2787?
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 2787?
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