California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1826 — Health care coverage: prescriptions.

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 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 provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan contract or a health insurance policy covering prescription drug benefits to provide specified coverage to subscribers, enrollees, and insureds. This bill would require health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies that cover outpatient prescription drug benefits to provide coverage for a drug that has been prescribed for the treatment of pain and would prohibit those contracts and policies from requiring the subscriber, enrollee, or insured to first use another drug or product as specified. The bill would specify that these provisions do not apply to a health care service plan or health insurance policy purchased by the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System. Because a willful violation of the bill's requirements with respect to health care service plans 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. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Held under submission.

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

  4. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 30).

  5. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 45. Noes 26. Page 5519.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 28).

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

  12. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  14. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 6.) (April 20).

  15. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  17. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Blumenfield · Cosponsor
  • Saldana · Cosponsor
  • DeSaulnier · Cosponsor
  • Feuer · Cosponsor
  • Hill · Cosponsor
  • Huffman · Primary
  • Price · Cosponsor
  • Pavley · Cosponsor
  • Wiggins · Cosponsor
  • Yee · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 111 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Huffman

Co-sponsors (10)

  • Beall
  • Blumenfield
  • Saldana
  • DeSaulnier
  • Feuer
  • Hill
  • Price
  • Pavley
  • Wiggins
  • Yee

Not signed on (111)

111 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
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Price — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 1826 HUFFMAN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 27 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 502609
Democratic 3000
Republican 1101
Total 5427010
% of votes cast 59%30%0%11%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Hill — Nay
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Charles — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Cook — Nay
Coto — Yea
Bill — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Ma — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tom — Not Voting
Portantino — Not Voting
Audra — Not Voting
Hernandez — Not Voting
Jeffries — Nay
Lieu — Not Voting
Miller — Not Voting
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Not Voting
Smyth — Nay
Torrico — Not Voting
Tran — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Villines — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — 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

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12005
Democratic 1000
Total 13005
% of votes cast 72%0%0%28%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Conway — Not Voting
Charles — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Monning — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Nielsen — Not Voting
Torrico — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass 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
Carter — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Nava — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
De — Not Voting
Leon — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Hernandez — Not Voting
Smyth — Nay
Monning — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
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 1826 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 provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan contract or a health insurance policy covering prescription drug benefits to provide specified coverage to subscribers, enrollees, and insureds. This bill would require health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies that cover outpatient prescription drug benefits to provide coverage for a drug that has been prescribed for the treatment of pain and would prohibit those contracts and policies from requiring the subscriber, enrollee, or insured to first use another drug or product as specified. The bill would specify that these provisions do not apply to a health care service plan or health insurance policy purchased by the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System. Because a willful violation of the bill's requirements with respect to health care service plans 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 AB 1826?
AB 1826 is sponsored by Beall, Blumenfield, Saldana, DeSaulnier, Feuer, Hill, Huffman, Price, Pavley, Wiggins, and Yee.
What is the current status of AB 1826?
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 1826?
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