California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 2119 — Foster care: gender affirming health care and mental health care.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 385, Statutes of 2018.

  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 08, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides that it is the policy of the state that all minors and nonminors in foster care have specified rights, including, among others, the right to receive medical, dental, vision, and mental health services, the right to be involved in the development of their own case plans and plans for permanent placement, and the right to be placed in out-of-home care according to their gender identity, regardless of the gender or sex listed in their court or child welfare records. This bill would provide that the rights of minors and nonminors in foster care, as described above, include the right to be involved in the development of case plan elements related to placement and gender affirming health care, with consideration of their gender identity. The bill would also provide that the right of minors and nonminors in foster care to health care and mental health care includes covered gender affirming health care and gender affirming mental health care, as defined. The bill would require the State Department of Social Services, in consultation with the State Department of Health Care Services and other stakeholders, to develop guidance and describe best practices to identify, coordinate, and support foster youth seeking access to gender affirming health care and gender affirming mental health care and to incorporate current guidance on ensuring access to Medi-Cal services for transgender beneficiaries. The bill would require the department to issue written guidance by January 1, 2020. The bill would also include a statement of legislative findings and declarations.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 385, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 53. Noes 22. Page 6837.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 12. Page 5806.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  11. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  16. Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and JUD.

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

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 46. Noes 22. Page 5241.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (May 9).

  21. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

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

  25. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  26. Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.

  28. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Gloria

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

120 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

AB 2119 GLORIA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 53 Yea · 22 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 381604
Democratic 15001
Republican 0600
Total 532205
% of votes cast 66%28%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Mathis — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Chu — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Fong — Nay
Harper — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Burke — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Low — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Baker — Yea
Cooley — Not Voting
Cunningham — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — 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 Not Voting
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 Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB2119 Gloria et al. By Wiener

Passed 26 Yea · 12 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221102
Democratic 4100
Total 261202
% of votes cast 65%30%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Delgado — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Chang — Nay
Dodd — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 2119 GLORIA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 46 Yea · 22 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 331608
Democratic 13002
Republican 0600
Total 4622010
% of votes cast 59%28%0%13%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Chu — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Low — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Nay
Harper — Nay
Salas — Not Voting
Gray — Not Voting
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Levine — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Not Voting
Maienschein — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 11 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8301
Democratic 3000
Republican 0200
Total 11501
% of votes cast 65%29%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Eggman — Not Voting
Friedman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Nay
Chau — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay

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Subjects

civil-rights healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2119 do?
Existing law provides that it is the policy of the state that all minors and nonminors in foster care have specified rights, including, among others, the right to receive medical, dental, vision, and mental health services, the right to be involved in the development of their own case plans and plans for permanent placement, and the right to be placed in out-of-home care according to their gender identity, regardless of the gender or sex listed in their court or child welfare records. This bill would provide that the rights of minors and nonminors in foster care, as described above, include the right to be involved in the development of case plan elements related to placement and gender affirming health care, with consideration of their gender identity. The bill would also provide that the right of minors and nonminors in foster care to health care and mental health care includes covered gender affirming health care and gender affirming mental health care, as defined. The bill would require the State Department of Social Services, in consultation with the State Department of Health Care Services and other stakeholders, to develop guidance and describe best practices to identify, coordinate, and support foster youth seeking access to gender affirming health care and gender affirming mental health care and to incorporate current guidance on ensuring access to Medi-Cal services for transgender beneficiaries. The bill would require the department to issue written guidance by January 1, 2020. The bill would also include a statement of legislative findings and declarations.
Who sponsors AB 2119?
AB 2119 is sponsored by Gloria and Wiener, Scott D. (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2119?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2018. Enacted.
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