California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 115 — Adult Health Coverage Expansion Program.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 provides for the creation of the Adult Health Coverage Expansion Program as a pilot program in Santa Clara County to be administered by a local initiative in the county, at the option of the local initiative. The program provides health care coverage to eligible employees, as specified, of a small business, as defined, that participates in the program, not to exceed 5,000 employees in the county unless authorized by the Department of Managed Health Care. This bill would authorize the local initiative to provide similar complementary products, as defined, to provide health care services coverage to the spouses or domestic partners or eligible dependent children of program enrollees. Existing law defines a small business, for purposes of the pilot program, as an entity located in Santa Clara County that employs 50 or fewer persons, with at least 35% of the employees earning less than 350% of the federal poverty level for a family size of one. This bill would redefine small business as an entity that employs 50 or fewer persons, with at least 25% of the employees earning less than 350% of the federal poverty level. Existing law requires, for a small business to be eligible for the program, that at least 50% of the employees be eligible for coverage and that at least 50% of those eligible employees must choose to participate. This bill would make eligible for the program any business where at least 50% of the eligible employees choose to participate. Existing law requires the local initiative to establish copayment levels and amounts, as specified. This bill would delete that requirement. Existing law requires that the cost of the program be paid through a combination of small business contributions, employee premiums, county, federal, state, and private funding made available for this purpose. The bill would, instead, require that the cost be paid through a combination of small business contributions, employee premiums, and any additional local funds available for the program. The bill would require that employer complementary products be optional and would provide that no state or federal funds be used to pay for complementary products, and that no General Fund moneys shall be used for purposes of the program or any related complementary products.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:15 p.m.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2753.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 13. Page 1914.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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

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

  12. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (May 20).

  13. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1238.)

  16. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  17. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 22).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  20. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (March 17).

  21. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee February 14.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alquist · Cosponsor
  • Beall · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Beall

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Alquist

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 120 →

"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

AB 115 BEALL Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 87 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81004
Republican 3000
Democratic 3000
Total 87004
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Yamada — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Saldana — Not Voting
Duvall — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Adams — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — 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

Official roll call →

Assembly 3rd Reading AB115 Beall By Alquist

Passed 27 Yea · 13 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251201
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 271301
% of votes cast 66%32%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Wyland — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Runner — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Huff — Nay
Maldonado — Yea
Romero — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7103
Republican 0100
Total 7203
% of votes cast 58%17%0%25%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
McLeod — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Cox — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

AB 115 BEALL Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 91 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83001
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 91001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Not Voting
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Hall — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1001
Total 21001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Miller — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 26 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 23000
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 26000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Conway — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Adams — Yea
Block — Yea
Nava — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does AB 115 do?
Existing law provides for the creation of the Adult Health Coverage Expansion Program as a pilot program in Santa Clara County to be administered by a local initiative in the county, at the option of the local initiative. The program provides health care coverage to eligible employees, as specified, of a small business, as defined, that participates in the program, not to exceed 5,000 employees in the county unless authorized by the Department of Managed Health Care. This bill would authorize the local initiative to provide similar complementary products, as defined, to provide health care services coverage to the spouses or domestic partners or eligible dependent children of program enrollees. Existing law defines a small business, for purposes of the pilot program, as an entity located in Santa Clara County that employs 50 or fewer persons, with at least 35% of the employees earning less than 350% of the federal poverty level for a family size of one. This bill would redefine small business as an entity that employs 50 or fewer persons, with at least 25% of the employees earning less than 350% of the federal poverty level. Existing law requires, for a small business to be eligible for the program, that at least 50% of the employees be eligible for coverage and that at least 50% of those eligible employees must choose to participate. This bill would make eligible for the program any business where at least 50% of the eligible employees choose to participate. Existing law requires the local initiative to establish copayment levels and amounts, as specified. This bill would delete that requirement. Existing law requires that the cost of the program be paid through a combination of small business contributions, employee premiums, county, federal, state, and private funding made available for this purpose. The bill would, instead, require that the cost be paid through a combination of small business contributions, employee premiums, and any additional local funds available for the program. The bill would require that employer complementary products be optional and would provide that no state or federal funds be used to pay for complementary products, and that no General Fund moneys shall be used for purposes of the program or any related complementary products.
Who sponsors AB 115?
AB 115 is sponsored by Alquist and Beall.
What is the current status of AB 115?
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 115?
Track AB 115 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on AB 115

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of AB 115

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →