California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1296 — Health Care Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention Act.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 641, Statutes of 2011.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides for various programs to provide health care coverage to persons with limited financial resources, including the Medi-Cal program and the Healthy Families Program. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care. Existing law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , requires each state to, by January 1, 2014, establish an American Health Benefit Exchange that facilitates the purchase of qualified health plans by qualified individuals and qualified small employers, as specified, and meets certain other requirements. Existing law, the California Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, creates the California Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange) , specifies the powers and duties of the board governing the Exchange relative to determining eligibility for enrollment in the Exchange and arranging for coverage under qualified health plans, and requires the board to facilitate the purchase of qualified health plans through the Exchange by qualified individuals and qualified small employers by January 1, 2014. This bill would enact the Health Care Reform Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention Planning Act, which would require the California Health and Human Services Agency, in consultation with specified entities, to establish standardized single, accessible application forms and related renewal procedures for state health subsidy programs, as defined, in accordance with specified requirements. The bill would specify the duties of the agency and the State Department of Health Care Services under the act, and would require the agency to provide specified information to the Legislature by July 1, 2012, regarding policy changes needed to implement the bill. The application development requirements of the bill would otherwise be operative January 1, 2014, except as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 641, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 53. Noes 26. Page 3094.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 2367.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (August 25).

  11. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  12. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (July 6).

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

  15. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  16. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 27. Page 1811.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 27).

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

  23. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. Read second time and amended.

  25. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 6.) (May 3).

  26. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  27. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  28. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

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

  30. Re-referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and HEALTH pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  31. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and HUM. S.

  32. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  33. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bonilla · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Bonilla

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1296 BONILLA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 53 Yea · 26 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 522401
Democratic 1000
Republican 0200
Total 532601
% of votes cast 66%33%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Not Voting
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Butler — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Monning — Yea
Carter — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Halderman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Conway — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Knight — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Valadao — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Perea — Yea
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB1296 Bonilla By Hernandez

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
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Cannella — Nay
Runner — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Not Voting
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 6 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6300
Total 6300
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Runner — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Runner — Not Voting
Walters — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 1296 BONILLA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 27 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 502502
Republican 0200
Democratic 1000
Total 512702
% of votes cast 64%34%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Nay
Eng — Yea
Butler — Yea
Hill — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Cook — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Torres — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11500
Democratic 1000
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Campos — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Davis — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 13 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13600
Total 13600
% of votes cast 68%32%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Mitchell — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Logue — Nay
Pan — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Williams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Eng — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1296 do?
Existing law provides for various programs to provide health care coverage to persons with limited financial resources, including the Medi-Cal program and the Healthy Families Program. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care. Existing law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , requires each state to, by January 1, 2014, establish an American Health Benefit Exchange that facilitates the purchase of qualified health plans by qualified individuals and qualified small employers, as specified, and meets certain other requirements. Existing law, the California Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, creates the California Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange) , specifies the powers and duties of the board governing the Exchange relative to determining eligibility for enrollment in the Exchange and arranging for coverage under qualified health plans, and requires the board to facilitate the purchase of qualified health plans through the Exchange by qualified individuals and qualified small employers by January 1, 2014. This bill would enact the Health Care Reform Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention Planning Act, which would require the California Health and Human Services Agency, in consultation with specified entities, to establish standardized single, accessible application forms and related renewal procedures for state health subsidy programs, as defined, in accordance with specified requirements. The bill would specify the duties of the agency and the State Department of Health Care Services under the act, and would require the agency to provide specified information to the Legislature by July 1, 2012, regarding policy changes needed to implement the bill. The application development requirements of the bill would otherwise be operative January 1, 2014, except as specified.
Who sponsors AB 1296?
AB 1296 is sponsored by Bonilla.
What is the current status of AB 1296?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2011. Enacted.
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