California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 20 — Individual health care coverage: enrollment periods.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 24, Statutes of 2014.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 03, 2012. 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 11 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing federal law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , enacts various health care coverage market reforms as of January 1, 2014. Among other things, PPACA requires each health insurance issuer that offers health insurance coverage in the individual or group market in a state to accept every employer and individual in the state that applies for that coverage and to renew that coverage at the option of the plan sponsor or the individual. Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan or health insurer, on and after October 1, 2013, to offer, market, and sell all of the plan's insurer's health benefit plans that are sold in the individual market for policy years on or after January 1, 2014, to all individuals and dependents in each service area in which the plan or insurer provides or arranges for the provision of health care services, as specified, but requires plans and insurers to limit enrollment in individual health benefit plans to specified open enrollment and special enrollment periods. Existing law requires a plan or insurer to provide an initial open enrollment period from October 1, 2013, to March 31, 2014, inclusive, and annual enrollment periods for plan years on or after January 1, 2015, from October 15 to December 7, inclusive, of the preceding calendar year. This bill would require a plan or insurer to provide an annual enrollment period for the policy year beginning on January 1, 2015, from November 15, 2014, to February 15, 2015, inclusive. Because a willful violation of that requirement by a health care service plan would be a crime, 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. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 24, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 3756.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Urgency clause adopted.

  6. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3729.)

  7. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on HEALTH pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3685.) Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  8. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.

  9. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  10. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 56. Noes 20. Page 5282.) Ordered to the Senate.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 14).

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

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 4.) (May 6).

  15. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  16. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  17. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  18. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96(a).

  19. Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  23. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1094.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  24. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  25. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1005.) (May 23).

  26. Set for hearing May 23.

  27. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  28. Set for hearing April 15.

  29. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 421.) (April 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  30. Set for hearing April 3.

  31. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  32. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  33. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  34. From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 3.

  35. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Hernandez · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hernandez

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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

Unfinished Business SB20 Hernandez Urgency Clause Concurrence

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32005
Democratic 1002
Total 33007
% of votes cast 83%0%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Beall — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hill — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Knight — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Mitchell — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting

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From committee: That the Assembly Amendments be concurred in.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7002
Total 7002
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Evans — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De León — Yea
Beall — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea

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SB 20 Hernandez Third Reading Urgency By BONTA

Passed 56 Yea · 20 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 521703
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 562003
% of votes cast 71%25%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Not Voting
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Medina — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Levine — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Logue — Nay
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Allen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11400
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Nay
Weber — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Campos — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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

Passed 14 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13401
Democratic 1000
Total 14401
% of votes cast 74%21%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Pan — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea

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Be referred to Committee on Health.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Brown — Yea
Nazarian — Not Voting
Hagman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea

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

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18000
Democratic 1000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Logue — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35001
Democratic 3000
Total 38001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Liu — Yea
Correa — Yea
Wright — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Block — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
De León — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 20 do?
Existing federal law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , enacts various health care coverage market reforms as of January 1, 2014. Among other things, PPACA requires each health insurance issuer that offers health insurance coverage in the individual or group market in a state to accept every employer and individual in the state that applies for that coverage and to renew that coverage at the option of the plan sponsor or the individual. Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan or health insurer, on and after October 1, 2013, to offer, market, and sell all of the plan's insurer's health benefit plans that are sold in the individual market for policy years on or after January 1, 2014, to all individuals and dependents in each service area in which the plan or insurer provides or arranges for the provision of health care services, as specified, but requires plans and insurers to limit enrollment in individual health benefit plans to specified open enrollment and special enrollment periods. Existing law requires a plan or insurer to provide an initial open enrollment period from October 1, 2013, to March 31, 2014, inclusive, and annual enrollment periods for plan years on or after January 1, 2015, from October 15 to December 7, inclusive, of the preceding calendar year. This bill would require a plan or insurer to provide an annual enrollment period for the policy year beginning on January 1, 2015, from November 15, 2014, to February 15, 2015, inclusive. Because a willful violation of that requirement by a health care service plan would be a crime, 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. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 20?
SB 20 is sponsored by Hernandez.
What is the current status of SB 20?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 03, 2012. Enacted.
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