California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 1759 — Health care coverage: premium rates.

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 (Knox-Keene Act) , provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care, and makes a willful violation of its provisions a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law prohibits a health care service plan or a health insurer from changing its premium rates or applicable copayments or coinsurances or deductibles for group health care service plan contracts or group health insurance policies during specified time periods; however, changes to the premium rates or applicable copayments or coinsurances or deductibles are allowed when, among other things, the change is authorized or required in the group contract. This bill would require a health care service plan or health insurer that includes a provision in a group contract or policy that authorizes or requires a change in premium rates, copayments, coinsurances, or deductibles, to provide an additional disclosure that describes the circumstances under which a change may occur and that provides defined terms and examples of those circumstances, to be signed by the group contractholder or group policyholder and provided to the subscribers or insureds, as specified. Because a willful violation of those provisions would be a crime under the Knox-Keene Act, 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. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 50. Noes 26. Page 6631.)

  4. Passed on file.

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6562.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 14. Page 4803.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  10. Read second time. To third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (August 9).

  12. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  13. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 30).

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

  16. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  17. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  19. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 44. Noes 28. Page 5047.)

  20. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 6.) (April 13).

  23. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  24. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  26. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.

  28. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Blumenfield · Primary
  • Huffman · Cosponsor
  • Pavley · Cosponsor
  • Yamada · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Blumenfield

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Huffman
  • Pavley
  • Yamada

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 1759 BLUMENFIELD Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 59 Yea · 29 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 552702
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 592902
% of votes cast 66%32%0%2%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Cook — Nay
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — 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
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Knight — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nestande — Nay
DeVore — Nay
Norby — Not Voting
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Tran — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Villines — Nay
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — 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 AB1759 Blumenfield By Cedillo

Passed 23 Yea · 14 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211303
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 231403
% of votes cast 58%35%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Florez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Nay
Runner — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Harman — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Nay
Liu — Yea
Romero — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Nay
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 · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7202
Total 7202
% of votes cast 64%18%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Leno — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Emmerson — Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7101
Republican 0100
Total 7201
% of votes cast 70%20%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Cox — Not Voting
Aanestad — Nay
Romero — Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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AB 1759 BLUMENFIELD Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 31 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 472909
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 513109
% of votes cast 56%34%0%10%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Charles — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — 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
Coto — Yea
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Hill — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Davis — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Gilmore — Not Voting
Cook — Not Voting
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Not Voting
Harkey — Nay
Huber — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Bass — Not Voting
Mendoza — Not Voting
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Feuer — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — 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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Do pass as amended.

Passed 16 Yea · 7 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15601
Republican 1100
Total 16701
% of votes cast 67%29%0%4%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Leon — Yea
De — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Carter — Not Voting
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
Conway — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Brownley — Yea
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 1759 do?
Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 (Knox-Keene Act) , provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care, and makes a willful violation of its provisions a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law prohibits a health care service plan or a health insurer from changing its premium rates or applicable copayments or coinsurances or deductibles for group health care service plan contracts or group health insurance policies during specified time periods; however, changes to the premium rates or applicable copayments or coinsurances or deductibles are allowed when, among other things, the change is authorized or required in the group contract. This bill would require a health care service plan or health insurer that includes a provision in a group contract or policy that authorizes or requires a change in premium rates, copayments, coinsurances, or deductibles, to provide an additional disclosure that describes the circumstances under which a change may occur and that provides defined terms and examples of those circumstances, to be signed by the group contractholder or group policyholder and provided to the subscribers or insureds, as specified. Because a willful violation of those provisions would be a crime under the Knox-Keene Act, 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 1759?
AB 1759 is sponsored by Blumenfield, Huffman, Pavley, and Yamada.
What is the current status of AB 1759?
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 1759?
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