California 2011-2012, 1st Special Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 9 — Public health: managed care plan taxes.

Last action — From Assembly without further action.

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

This bill died with 2011-2012, 1st Special Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.

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Summary

(1) Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which health care services are provided to qualified, low-income persons. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Under existing law, one of the methods by which Medi-Cal services are provided is pursuant to contracts with various types of managed care plans. Existing law imposes various taxes, including a tax at a specified rate on the gross premiums of an insurer, as defined, and, until July 1, 2011, on the total operating revenue, as specified, of a Medi-Cal managed care plan, as defined. Existing law continuously appropriates the revenues derived from the tax on Medi-Cal managed care plans for specified purposes. This bill would extend the imposition of the tax on the total operating revenue of Medi-Cal managed care plans until July 1, 2012, and would make other conforming changes. This bill also would authorize the Controller to loan funds in the Children's Health and Human Services Special Fund to the General Fund, as provided. By extending the imposition of a tax whose revenues are continuously appropriated, this bill would make an appropriation. (2) Existing law requires, until July 1, 2011, every return required to be filed with the Insurance Commissioner pursuant to provisions governing taxes on the total operating revenue of Medi-Cal managed care plans to be signed by the insurer or the Medi-Cal managed care plan or an executive officer of the insurer or the plan and to be made under oath or contain a written declaration that is made under penalty of perjury. This bill would instead require every return required to be filed with the Insurance Commissioner pursuant to provisions governing taxes on the total operating revenue of Medi-Cal managed care plans to be made under oath or contain a written declaration that is made under penalty of perjury until July 1, 2012. By expanding the crime of perjury, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) 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. (4) This bill would provide that this act would become operative only if specified events relating to the Healthy Families Program and the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board do not occur, and, if operative, would provide an exemption from the tax for Medi-Cal managed care plans if those specified events do occur. This bill would also provide that this act would become inoperative if any of its provisions are amended or repealed. (5) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Assembly without further action.

  2. From committee without further action.

  3. Hearing postponed by committee.

  4. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.

  5. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.

  6. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Consent granted to take up without reference to committee or file. (Ayes 47. Noes 22. Page 189.)

  9. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 5. Page 108.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. Ordered to second reading.

  13. Withdrawn from committee.

  14. Introduced. Read first time. Referred to Com. on RLS.

Sponsors

  • Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading SB9 Committee on B. & F.R.

Passed 24 Yea · 5 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 224011
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 245011
% of votes cast 60%13%0%28%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Emmerson — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Cannella — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Dutton — Not Voting
Fuller — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Gaines — Nay
Runner — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Huff — Not Voting
Lieu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Subjects

taxation healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 9 do?
(1) Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which health care services are provided to qualified, low-income persons. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Under existing law, one of the methods by which Medi-Cal services are provided is pursuant to contracts with various types of managed care plans. Existing law imposes various taxes, including a tax at a specified rate on the gross premiums of an insurer, as defined, and, until July 1, 2011, on the total operating revenue, as specified, of a Medi-Cal managed care plan, as defined. Existing law continuously appropriates the revenues derived from the tax on Medi-Cal managed care plans for specified purposes. This bill would extend the imposition of the tax on the total operating revenue of Medi-Cal managed care plans until July 1, 2012, and would make other conforming changes. This bill also would authorize the Controller to loan funds in the Children's Health and Human Services Special Fund to the General Fund, as provided. By extending the imposition of a tax whose revenues are continuously appropriated, this bill would make an appropriation. (2) Existing law requires, until July 1, 2011, every return required to be filed with the Insurance Commissioner pursuant to provisions governing taxes on the total operating revenue of Medi-Cal managed care plans to be signed by the insurer or the Medi-Cal managed care plan or an executive officer of the insurer or the plan and to be made under oath or contain a written declaration that is made under penalty of perjury. This bill would instead require every return required to be filed with the Insurance Commissioner pursuant to provisions governing taxes on the total operating revenue of Medi-Cal managed care plans to be made under oath or contain a written declaration that is made under penalty of perjury until July 1, 2012. By expanding the crime of perjury, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) 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. (4) This bill would provide that this act would become operative only if specified events relating to the Healthy Families Program and the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board do not occur, and, if operative, would provide an exemption from the tax for Medi-Cal managed care plans if those specified events do occur. This bill would also provide that this act would become inoperative if any of its provisions are amended or repealed. (5) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 9?
SB 9 is sponsored by Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review.
What is the current status of SB 9?
This bill died with 2011-2012, 1st Special Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 9?
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