California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1578 — Health: The California Health Benefit Review Program.

Last action — Died at Desk.

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

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law establishes the California Health Benefit Review Program to assess legislation that proposes to mandate or repeal a mandated health benefit or service, as defined. Existing law requests the University of California, to provide the analysis to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature within 60 days after receiving a request for the analysis. Existing law also requests that the university report to the Governor and the Legislature on the implementation of the program by January 1, 2014. This bill would request the University of California to include essential health benefits and the impact on the California Health Benefit Exchange in the analysis prepared under the program. The bill would further request that the University of California assess legislation that impacts health insurance benefit design, cost sharing, premiums, and other health insurance topics. The bill would request that the university provide the analysis to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature not later than 60 days, or in a manner and pursuant to a timeline agreed to by the Legislature and the program, after receiving the request, as specified. The bill would also extend the date by which the university is requested to report to the Governor and the Legislature on the implementation program until January 1, 2016. Existing law establishes the Health Care Benefits Fund to support the university in implementing the program. Existing law imposes an annual charge on health care service plans and health insurers, as specified, to be deposited into the fund. Existing law prohibits the total annual assessment pursuant to that provision from exceeding $2,000,000. Under existing law, the fund and the program are repealed as of June 30, 2015. This bill would extend until June 30, 2016, the operative date of the program and the fund, including the annual charge on health care service plans and health insurers. The bill would repeal the above-described provisions as of June 30, 2016. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died at Desk.

  2. In Assembly. Held at Desk.

  3. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 1. Page 5007.).

  4. Ordered to third reading.

  5. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30).

  6. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  7. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  8. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5001.)

  9. Joint Rule 61 suspended. (Page 5001.)

  10. Pursuant to Joint Rule 33.1,

  11. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  12. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  14. In committee: Held under submission.

  15. In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Referred to Com. on G.O.

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

  19. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 23. Page 5365.)

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  22. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 23).

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

  24. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  25. Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

  26. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on A. & A.R. Read second time and amended.

  27. In committee: Set, second hearing. Further hearing to be set.

  28. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  29. Referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

  30. From printer. May be heard in committee March 2.

  31. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gordon · Cosponsor
  • Lieu · Cosponsor
  • Pan · Primary
  • Ting · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Pan

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Gordon
  • Lieu
  • Ting

Not signed on (118)

118 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

3rd Supp 7 AB1578 Pan By Steinberg Urgency Clause

Passed 33 Yea · 1 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31105
Democratic 2001
Total 33106
% of votes cast 83%3%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Knight — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
Huff — Yea
Liu — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Mitchell — Yea
Wyland — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Nay
Block — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Vidak — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
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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AB 1578 PAN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 55 Yea · 23 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 512001
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 552301
% of votes cast 70%29%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Linder — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Harkey — Not Voting
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Campos — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Fong — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Levine — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Logue — Nay
Medina — Yea
Allen — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Hall — 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 as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11004
Democratic 1000
Republican 0001
Total 12005
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Linder — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Donnelly — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

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

Passed 7 Yea · 4 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6401
Democratic 1001
Total 7402
% of votes cast 54%31%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Not Voting
Buchanan — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Medina — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Frazier — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1578 do?
Existing law establishes the California Health Benefit Review Program to assess legislation that proposes to mandate or repeal a mandated health benefit or service, as defined. Existing law requests the University of California, to provide the analysis to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature within 60 days after receiving a request for the analysis. Existing law also requests that the university report to the Governor and the Legislature on the implementation of the program by January 1, 2014. This bill would request the University of California to include essential health benefits and the impact on the California Health Benefit Exchange in the analysis prepared under the program. The bill would further request that the University of California assess legislation that impacts health insurance benefit design, cost sharing, premiums, and other health insurance topics. The bill would request that the university provide the analysis to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature not later than 60 days, or in a manner and pursuant to a timeline agreed to by the Legislature and the program, after receiving the request, as specified. The bill would also extend the date by which the university is requested to report to the Governor and the Legislature on the implementation program until January 1, 2016. Existing law establishes the Health Care Benefits Fund to support the university in implementing the program. Existing law imposes an annual charge on health care service plans and health insurers, as specified, to be deposited into the fund. Existing law prohibits the total annual assessment pursuant to that provision from exceeding $2,000,000. Under existing law, the fund and the program are repealed as of June 30, 2015. This bill would extend until June 30, 2016, the operative date of the program and the fund, including the annual charge on health care service plans and health insurers. The bill would repeal the above-described provisions as of June 30, 2016. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 1578?
AB 1578 is sponsored by Gordon, Lieu, Pan, and Ting.
What is the current status of AB 1578?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 1578?
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