California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 580 — Child support: health insurance.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 103, Statutes of 2010.

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  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 that in a case in which an amount is set for child support, the court is required to order either or both parties to provide health insurance coverage for the supported child, if the cost of the insurance is reasonable. Under existing law, health insurance is rebuttably presumed to be reasonable in cost if it is employment-related or other group health insurance. This bill would instead require that the court determine that the cost of health insurance is reasonable if it does not exceed 5% of the obligor's gross income, as specified, unless the obligor is entitled to a low-income adjustment, as defined, in which case the court would be required to determine that the cost of health insurance is not reasonable, unless the court determines that not requiring medical support would be unjust and inappropriate. Existing law provides that when either parent uses a health care provider other than the preferred provider designated by the health care insurance coverage, the parent obtaining that care is solely responsible for any nonreimbursable health care costs in excess of the costs that would have been incurred under the court-ordered health care insurance coverage had the preferred provider been used. Existing law requires a court, in evaluating a motion based on this provision, to consider the geographic access and reasonable availability of necessary health care for the child which complies with the terms of the health care insurance coverage paid for by either parent pursuant to a court order. This bill would require the court to apply a rebuttable presumption that health care insurance is accessible if medical services to be provided are within 50 miles of the residence of the supported child. The bill would require the court, if it determines that health care insurance is not accessible, to state the reason on the record.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 103, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 2 p.m.

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 4099.) To enrollment.

  5. To Special Consent Calendar.

  6. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5746.) To Senate.

  8. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  9. (Heard in committee on June 15.)

  10. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.)

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

  12. To Com. on JUD.

  13. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  14. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2708.) To Assembly.

  15. Read second time. To third reading.

  16. Placed on second reading file.

  17. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  19. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2655.)

  20. Set for hearing January 12.

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

  22. To Com. on JUD.

  23. Read first time.

  24. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 30.

  25. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Wright · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Wright

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Special Consent #28 SB580 Wright

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30007
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 33007
% of votes cast 83%0%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Florez — Not Voting
Harman — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Huff — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wyland — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Not Voting
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 580 Wright Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 87 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 82003
Republican 2001
Democratic 3000
Total 87004
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Charles — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — 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 Not Voting
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 9000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Feuer — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Tran — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Evans — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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SENATE 3RD READING SB580 WRIGHT

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 580 do?
Existing law provides that in a case in which an amount is set for child support, the court is required to order either or both parties to provide health insurance coverage for the supported child, if the cost of the insurance is reasonable. Under existing law, health insurance is rebuttably presumed to be reasonable in cost if it is employment-related or other group health insurance. This bill would instead require that the court determine that the cost of health insurance is reasonable if it does not exceed 5% of the obligor's gross income, as specified, unless the obligor is entitled to a low-income adjustment, as defined, in which case the court would be required to determine that the cost of health insurance is not reasonable, unless the court determines that not requiring medical support would be unjust and inappropriate. Existing law provides that when either parent uses a health care provider other than the preferred provider designated by the health care insurance coverage, the parent obtaining that care is solely responsible for any nonreimbursable health care costs in excess of the costs that would have been incurred under the court-ordered health care insurance coverage had the preferred provider been used. Existing law requires a court, in evaluating a motion based on this provision, to consider the geographic access and reasonable availability of necessary health care for the child which complies with the terms of the health care insurance coverage paid for by either parent pursuant to a court order. This bill would require the court to apply a rebuttable presumption that health care insurance is accessible if medical services to be provided are within 50 miles of the residence of the supported child. The bill would require the court, if it determines that health care insurance is not accessible, to state the reason on the record.
Who sponsors SB 580?
SB 580 is sponsored by Wright.
What is the current status of SB 580?
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 580?
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