California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 97 — Health care coverage: insulin affordability.

Last action — In committee: Held under submission.

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

This bill died with 2021-2022 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act's requirements a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan contract or disability insurance policy issued, amended, delivered, or renewed on or after January 1, 2000, that covers prescription benefits to include coverage for insulin, if it is determined to be medically necessary. This bill would prohibit a health care service plan contract or a health disability insurance policy, as specified, issued, amended, delivered, or renewed on or after January 1, 2022, from imposing a deductible on an insulin prescription drug, except as specified for a high deductible health plan, as defined. Because a willful violation of these provisions by a health care service plan would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Held under submission.

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

  3. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  4. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  5. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1622.)

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (May 20).

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

  11. Coauthors revised.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  15. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  17. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  18. Read first time.

  19. From printer. May be heard in committee January 8.

  20. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Nazarian · Primary
  • Wood · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Nazarian

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Wood

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

Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Kamlager — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Bates — Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 4003
Republican 0001
Total 7004
% of votes cast 64%0%0%36%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Gonzalez — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Roth — Not Voting
Pan — Not Voting
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting

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AB 97 Nazarian Assembly Third Reading

Passed 70 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 26001
Unaffiliated 37004
Republican 7003
Total 70008
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Kiley — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Wood — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Levine — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gray — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Chau — Yea
Smith — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Not Voting
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Not Voting
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7100
Democratic 5001
Republican 0101
Total 12202
% of votes cast 75%13%0%13%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Levine — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Not Voting
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Davies, Laurie Republican Nay

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

Passed 13 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 10100
Republican 0001
Total 13101
% of votes cast 87%7%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Wood — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Santiago — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Luz Rivas — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 97 do?
Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act's requirements a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan contract or disability insurance policy issued, amended, delivered, or renewed on or after January 1, 2000, that covers prescription benefits to include coverage for insulin, if it is determined to be medically necessary. This bill would prohibit a health care service plan contract or a health disability insurance policy, as specified, issued, amended, delivered, or renewed on or after January 1, 2022, from imposing a deductible on an insulin prescription drug, except as specified for a high deductible health plan, as defined. Because a willful violation of these provisions by a health care service plan would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 97?
AB 97 is sponsored by Nazarian and Wood.
What is the current status of AB 97?
This bill died with 2021-2022 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 97?
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