California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 1697 — Workers' compensation.

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, within the Department of Industrial Relations, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of his or her employment. Existing law makes it a crime to commit various acts of fraud relating to workers' compensation, including to knowingly make or cause to be made a false or fraudulent claim for payment of workers' compensation health benefits. Existing law creates the Fraud Division, within the Department of Insurance, to administer provisions related to insurance fraud. Existing law requires the Insurance Commissioner to ensure that the Fraud Division aggressively pursues all reported incidents of probable workers' compensation fraud. This bill would require the administrative director to establish an antifraud support unit within the Division of Workers' Compensation. The bill would set forth the duties of the unit, including coordinating and advancing antifraud activities for the division and serving as the point of contact between the division and other agencies and entities engaged in antifraud activities. The bill would require the unit to develop and implement by July 1, 2019, data analytics processes to identify the sources of previously unknown fraud and the magnitude of known or suspected fraud, as specified. The bill would require state entities to submit the data to the unit for analysis, as specified. The bill would also require the unit to report to the Legislature, not less frequently than every 3 years, on the effectiveness of its data analytics efforts and to revise the data analytics processes if it identifies improved methods of detecting fraud.

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 80. Noes 0. Page 6847.).

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

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5768.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  8. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.

  10. In Senate. Held at Desk.

  11. Ordered to the Senate.

  12. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5283.).

  14. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  15. From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  18. Referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

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

  20. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1859.)

  21. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  22. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 24).

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. Re-referred to Com. on INS.

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

  26. Referred to Com. on INS.

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

  28. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Committee on Insurance · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Insurance

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1697 INS. Concurrence in Senate Amendments By DALY

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 58000
Democratic 16000
Republican 6000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Holden — Yea
Burke — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Gray — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Harper — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Daly — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
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 Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1697 INS. (Daly) By Pan

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 5000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Chang — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Lara — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Consent Calendar AB1697 INS.

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32003
Democratic 5000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Chang — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Allen — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 1697 INS. Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 55002
Democratic 16000
Republican 6001
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Harper — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Chau — Not Voting
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — 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
Fong, Mike 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 Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Democratic 4000
Republican 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Obernolte — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1697 do?
Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, within the Department of Industrial Relations, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of his or her employment. Existing law makes it a crime to commit various acts of fraud relating to workers' compensation, including to knowingly make or cause to be made a false or fraudulent claim for payment of workers' compensation health benefits. Existing law creates the Fraud Division, within the Department of Insurance, to administer provisions related to insurance fraud. Existing law requires the Insurance Commissioner to ensure that the Fraud Division aggressively pursues all reported incidents of probable workers' compensation fraud. This bill would require the administrative director to establish an antifraud support unit within the Division of Workers' Compensation. The bill would set forth the duties of the unit, including coordinating and advancing antifraud activities for the division and serving as the point of contact between the division and other agencies and entities engaged in antifraud activities. The bill would require the unit to develop and implement by July 1, 2019, data analytics processes to identify the sources of previously unknown fraud and the magnitude of known or suspected fraud, as specified. The bill would require state entities to submit the data to the unit for analysis, as specified. The bill would also require the unit to report to the Legislature, not less frequently than every 3 years, on the effectiveness of its data analytics efforts and to revise the data analytics processes if it identifies improved methods of detecting fraud.
Who sponsors AB 1697?
AB 1697 is sponsored by Committee on Insurance.
What is the current status of AB 1697?
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 1697?
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