California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 65 — Public employee health benefits: vision care: local, school, and university members.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 265, Statutes of 2009.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 09, 2008. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the Vision Care Program for State Annuitants, which is administered by the Department of Personnel Administration, and creates the Vision Care Program for State Annuitants Fund in the State Treasury, which is continuously appropriated, for expenditure solely for the provision of vision care benefits to state annuitants. This bill would establish a similar vision care program for specified local members, school members, and university members, and their dependents to be known as the Retired Public Employees Vision Care Program. The bill would require the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System, on or before January 1, 2011, to administer the program, and would create the Retired Public Employees Vision Care Program Fund, which would be continuously appropriated for those purposes. The bill would also require the board to terminate the program upon a specified circumstance.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 265, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 49. Noes 26. Page 3118.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 15. Page 2127.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. (received by desk August 28, 2009 pursuant to JR61(a)(11))

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 5.) (August 27).

  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. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  12. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (June 22).

  13. Referred to Com. on P.E. & R.

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

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 24. Page 2057.)

  16. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).

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

  20. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 1).

  21. Referred to Com. on P.E.,R. & S.S.

  22. Read first time.

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee January 9.

  24. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Hayashi · Primary
  • Torrico · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hayashi

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Beall
  • Torrico

Not signed on (119)

119 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 65 HAYASHI Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 55 Yea · 28 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2001
Unaffiliated 522607
Republican 1200
Total 552808
% of votes cast 60%31%0%9%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Nay
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Tom — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Huber — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Audra — Nay
Bill — Not Voting
Charles — Not Voting
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Cook — Not Voting
Smyth — Nay
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB65 Hayashi By Correa

Passed 23 Yea · 15 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211403
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 231503
% of votes cast 56%37%0%7%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Florez — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Runner — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Harman — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Cox — Nay
Ducheny — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Romero — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wright — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 8 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8500
Total 8500
% of votes cast 62%38%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Price — Yea
Cox — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Denham — Nay

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Reconsideration granted.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11002
Total 11002
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Not Voting

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AB 65 HAYASHI Assembly Third Reading

Passed 60 Yea · 26 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 562406
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 602606
% of votes cast 65%28%0%7%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Tom — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
Bill — Not Voting
Cook — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
DeVore — Nay
Duvall — Not Voting
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Miller — Not Voting
Silva — Nay
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Price — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
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 Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 16 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15500
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 16600
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Miller — Nay
Price — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 65 do?
Existing law establishes the Vision Care Program for State Annuitants, which is administered by the Department of Personnel Administration, and creates the Vision Care Program for State Annuitants Fund in the State Treasury, which is continuously appropriated, for expenditure solely for the provision of vision care benefits to state annuitants. This bill would establish a similar vision care program for specified local members, school members, and university members, and their dependents to be known as the Retired Public Employees Vision Care Program. The bill would require the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System, on or before January 1, 2011, to administer the program, and would create the Retired Public Employees Vision Care Program Fund, which would be continuously appropriated for those purposes. The bill would also require the board to terminate the program upon a specified circumstance.
Who sponsors AB 65?
AB 65 is sponsored by Beall, Hayashi, and Torrico.
What is the current status of AB 65?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 09, 2008. Enacted.
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