California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 1992 — CalWORKs eligibility: immunizations.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law requires each county to provide cash assistance and other social services to needy families through the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program using federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families block grant program, state, and county funds. Under existing law, all applicants for or recipients of CalWORKs are required to ensure and provide documentation that each child in the assistance unit who is not required to be enrolled in school has received all age-appropriate immunizations, except as specified. If the documentation is not provided within the required time period, existing law prohibits the needs of all parents or caretaker relatives in the assistance unit from being considered in determining the grant to the assistance unit until the required documentation is provided. Existing law requires a notice of the obligation to secure immunizations to be given to the applicant or recipient at the time of application and at the next redetermination of eligibility for aid, and specifies information to be required in the notice. This bill, commencing July 1, 2019, would instead require a county human services agency to first try to obtain verification from the California Immunization Registry that a child who is not required to be enrolled in school has received all age-appropriate immunizations. The bill would require, if the county human services agency is unable to secure the documentation using the California Immunization Registry, the applicant or recipient to submit the documentation. The bill would require the county to send a notice of the obligation to submit documentation and support compliance, as specified, to the applicant or recipient. The bill would revise the information required for the notice, as specified, including requiring the notice to include a statement that Medi-Cal covers nonmedical transportation services for children who receive Medi-Cal benefits to receive specified immunizations. The bill would require the county to provide another copy of the notice to the applicant or recipient if the county has not secured the documentation described above within 45 days of determination or redetermination of eligibility for aid. Because the bill would increase the duties of a county, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would require the department to implement the bill through an all-county letter or similar instruction, which the bill would require to be issued by July 1, 2019. Existing law continuously appropriates moneys from the General Fund to defray a portion of county costs under the CalWORKs program. This bill would provide that the continuous appropriation would not be made for the purposes of implementing the bill. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 19. Page 6613.).

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 5556.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 16).

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

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  12. Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 16. Page 5525.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  17. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 25).

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

  19. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Read second time and amended.

  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 6).

  23. Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 4.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Chu · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Chu

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 1992 CHU Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 58 Yea · 19 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 411502
Democratic 16000
Republican 1401
Total 581903
% of votes cast 73%24%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Chu — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wood — Yea
Burke — Nay
Fong — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Daly — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB1992 Chu By Portantino

Passed 28 Yea · 9 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 24902
Democratic 4001
Total 28903
% of votes cast 70%23%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Chang — Nay
Fuller — Not Voting
Cannella — Nay
Delgado — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Portantino — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

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
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 1992 CHU Assembly Third Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 16 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 401205
Democratic 15000
Republican 1401
Total 561606
% of votes cast 72%21%0%8%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wood — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11002
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 15002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Obernolte — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1992 do?
Existing law requires each county to provide cash assistance and other social services to needy families through the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program using federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families block grant program, state, and county funds. Under existing law, all applicants for or recipients of CalWORKs are required to ensure and provide documentation that each child in the assistance unit who is not required to be enrolled in school has received all age-appropriate immunizations, except as specified. If the documentation is not provided within the required time period, existing law prohibits the needs of all parents or caretaker relatives in the assistance unit from being considered in determining the grant to the assistance unit until the required documentation is provided. Existing law requires a notice of the obligation to secure immunizations to be given to the applicant or recipient at the time of application and at the next redetermination of eligibility for aid, and specifies information to be required in the notice. This bill, commencing July 1, 2019, would instead require a county human services agency to first try to obtain verification from the California Immunization Registry that a child who is not required to be enrolled in school has received all age-appropriate immunizations. The bill would require, if the county human services agency is unable to secure the documentation using the California Immunization Registry, the applicant or recipient to submit the documentation. The bill would require the county to send a notice of the obligation to submit documentation and support compliance, as specified, to the applicant or recipient. The bill would revise the information required for the notice, as specified, including requiring the notice to include a statement that Medi-Cal covers nonmedical transportation services for children who receive Medi-Cal benefits to receive specified immunizations. The bill would require the county to provide another copy of the notice to the applicant or recipient if the county has not secured the documentation described above within 45 days of determination or redetermination of eligibility for aid. Because the bill would increase the duties of a county, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would require the department to implement the bill through an all-county letter or similar instruction, which the bill would require to be issued by July 1, 2019. Existing law continuously appropriates moneys from the General Fund to defray a portion of county costs under the CalWORKs program. This bill would provide that the continuous appropriation would not be made for the purposes of implementing the bill. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors AB 1992?
AB 1992 is sponsored by Chu.
What is the current status of AB 1992?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 1992?
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