California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 617 — California Health Benefit Exchange: appeals.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 869, 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 8 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 that take effect January 1, 2014. PPACA also 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. Existing law establishes the California Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange) to implement the federal law. Existing law also requires the board of the Exchange to establish an appeals process for prospective and current enrollees of the Exchange that complies with all of the requirements of the federal act concerning the role of a state Exchange in facilitating federal appeals of Exchange-related determinations. This bill would require the board of the Exchange to contract with the State Department of Social Services to serve as the Exchange appeals entity designated to hear appeals of eligibility or enrollment determination or redetermination for persons in the individual market or exemption determinations within the Exchange's jurisdiction. The bill would establish an appeals process for eligibility or enrollment determinations and redeterminations for insurance affordability programs, as defined, or exemption determinations within the Exchange's jurisdiction, including an informal resolution process, as specified, establishing procedures and timelines for hearings with the appeals entity, and notice provisions. The bill would also establish a process for continuing eligibility for individuals during the appeals process. The bill would make other related changes, and would specify that certain provisions only be implemented to the extent they do not conflict with federal law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 869, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 57. Noes 21. Page 6579.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 56. Noes 21. Page 6571.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 9. Page 4863.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 14).

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

  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: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 3).

  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 54. Noes 24. Page 1673.)

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  22. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 24).

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

  24. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 6.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  26. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  28. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  30. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  32. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Nazarian · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Nazarian

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

3rd Reading AB617 Nazarian By Hernandez

Passed 25 Yea · 9 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 23905
Democratic 2001
Total 25906
% of votes cast 63%23%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wright — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Correa — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wyland — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Huff — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 617 NAZARIAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 57 Yea · 21 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 531801
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 572101
% of votes cast 72%27%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Linder — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Williams — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Medina — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Campos — Yea
Allen — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chau — Yea
Logue — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
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

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4002
Democratic 1000
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
De León — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 617 NAZARIAN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 24 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 481901
Democratic 6100
Republican 0400
Total 542401
% of votes cast 68%30%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Levine — Yea
Logue — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Stone — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Fox — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Hall — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Medina — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Linder — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Chau — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Nay
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 Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

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
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Linder — Nay
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 13 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12600
Democratic 1000
Total 13600
% of votes cast 68%32%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Mansoor — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Logue — Nay
Atkins — Yea
Pan — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Gomez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 617 do?
Existing federal law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , enacts various health care coverage market reforms that take effect January 1, 2014. PPACA also 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. Existing law establishes the California Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange) to implement the federal law. Existing law also requires the board of the Exchange to establish an appeals process for prospective and current enrollees of the Exchange that complies with all of the requirements of the federal act concerning the role of a state Exchange in facilitating federal appeals of Exchange-related determinations. This bill would require the board of the Exchange to contract with the State Department of Social Services to serve as the Exchange appeals entity designated to hear appeals of eligibility or enrollment determination or redetermination for persons in the individual market or exemption determinations within the Exchange's jurisdiction. The bill would establish an appeals process for eligibility or enrollment determinations and redeterminations for insurance affordability programs, as defined, or exemption determinations within the Exchange's jurisdiction, including an informal resolution process, as specified, establishing procedures and timelines for hearings with the appeals entity, and notice provisions. The bill would also establish a process for continuing eligibility for individuals during the appeals process. The bill would make other related changes, and would specify that certain provisions only be implemented to the extent they do not conflict with federal law.
Who sponsors AB 617?
AB 617 is sponsored by Nazarian.
What is the current status of AB 617?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2013. Enacted.
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