California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 505 — Medi-Cal: managed care: language assistance services.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 788, Statutes of 2014.

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  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 February 20, 2013. 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 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Under existing law, one of the methods by which Medi-Cal services are provided is pursuant to contracts with various types of managed care plans. This bill would require the department to require all managed care plans contracting with the department to provide Medi-Cal services, except as specified, to provide language assistance services, which includes oral interpretation and translation services, to limited-English-proficient Medi-Cal beneficiaries, as defined. The bill would require the department to determine when a limited-English-proficient population meets the requirement for translation services, as prescribed.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 788, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6173.).

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

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 3. Page 4298.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. Ordered to second reading.

  10. From inactive file.

  11. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator De León.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24).

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

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

  16. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 12).

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

  18. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  20. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1460.)

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  22. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 8).

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  26. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  28. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Nazarian · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Nazarian

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 505 NAZARIAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70002
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 77002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Campos — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Daly — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Levine — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Not Voting
Logue — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
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 Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB505 Nazarian By Hernandez

Passed 32 Yea · 3 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30304
Democratic 2001
Total 32305
% of votes cast 80%8%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Block — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Roth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

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

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AB 505 NAZARIAN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 72 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 63005
Democratic 6001
Republican 3001
Total 72007
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Pan — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Levine — Yea
Campos — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Stone — Not Voting
Morrell — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Hall — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 17001
Total 18001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Logue — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 505 do?
Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Under existing law, one of the methods by which Medi-Cal services are provided is pursuant to contracts with various types of managed care plans. This bill would require the department to require all managed care plans contracting with the department to provide Medi-Cal services, except as specified, to provide language assistance services, which includes oral interpretation and translation services, to limited-English-proficient Medi-Cal beneficiaries, as defined. The bill would require the department to determine when a limited-English-proficient population meets the requirement for translation services, as prescribed.
Who sponsors AB 505?
AB 505 is sponsored by Nazarian.
What is the current status of AB 505?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 505?
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