California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 4 — Health care coverage: immigration status.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 709, Statutes of 2015.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 01, 2014. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · 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.

  • 17 sponsors

    1 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law extends eligibility for full-scope Medi-Cal benefits to individuals under 19 years of age who do not have, or are unable to establish, satisfactory immigration status, commencing after the Director of Health Care Services determines that systems have been programmed for implementation of this extension, but in no case sooner than May 1, 2016. Existing law requires these individuals to enroll in a Medi-Cal managed care health plan in those counties in which a Medi-Cal managed care health plan is available. This bill would require individuals under 19 years of age enrolled in restricted-scope Medi-Cal at the time the director makes the above-described determination to be enrolled in the full scope of Medi-Cal benefits, if otherwise eligible, pursuant to an eligibility and enrollment plan, as specified. The bill would require the department, beginning January 31, 2016, and until the director makes the above-described determination, to provide monthly updates to the policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature, as specified. The bill would also require that an individual who is eligible pursuant to these provisions enroll in a Medi-Cal managed care health plan. The bill would not preclude a beneficiary from being enrolled in any other children's Medi-Cal specialty program that he or she would otherwise be eligible for.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 709, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 11. Page 2779.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 52. Noes 23. Page 3186.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 5.) (September 9).

  11. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  12. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  13. Ordered to third reading.

  14. Read third time and amended.

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 27).

  18. August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  19. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 6.) (July 14).

  21. July 7 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  23. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  25. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 11. Page 1241.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

  27. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1145.) (May 28).

  28. Set for hearing May 28.

  29. May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

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

  31. Set for hearing May 4.

  32. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 650.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  33. Set for hearing April 15.

  34. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  35. (Corrected April 9).

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

  37. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  38. From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 1.

  39. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alejo · Cosponsor
  • Bonta · Cosponsor
  • Mitchell · Cosponsor
  • Lopez · Cosponsor
  • Chiu · Cosponsor
  • Gomez · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Hall · Cosponsor
  • Hernandez · Cosponsor
  • Hill · Cosponsor
  • Hueso · Cosponsor
  • Lara · Primary
  • Levine · Cosponsor
  • Monning · Cosponsor
  • Pan · Cosponsor
  • Thurmond · Cosponsor
  • Wolk · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 105 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Lara

Co-sponsors (16)

  • Alejo
  • Bonta
  • Mitchell
  • Lopez
  • Chiu
  • Gomez
  • Hancock
  • Hall
  • Hernandez
  • Hill
  • Hueso
  • Levine
  • Monning
  • Pan
  • Thurmond
  • Wolk

Not signed on (105)

105 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

Unfinished Business (Supplemental File 5) SB4 Lara Concurrence

Passed 28 Yea · 11 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 261100
Democratic 2001
Total 281101
% of votes cast 70%28%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Runner — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Hall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Huff — Nay
Liu — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting

Official roll call →

SB 4 Lara Senate Third Reading By BONTA

Passed 52 Yea · 23 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 481805
Democratic 4000
Republican 0500
Total 522305
% of votes cast 65%29%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Not Voting
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gray — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chang — Nay
Harper — Nay
Kim — Not Voting
Linder — Not Voting
Mayes — Nay
Baker — Nay
Olsen — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Gomez — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 13 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12401
Republican 0100
Democratic 1000
Total 13501
% of votes cast 68%26%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Nay
Steinorth — Nay
Burke — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wood — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10300
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chang — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

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

Passed 12 Yea · 6 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11401
Democratic 1000
Republican 0200
Total 12601
% of votes cast 63%32%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Steinorth — Nay
Thurmond — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Gomez — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wood — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

Passed 28 Yea · 11 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 261100
Democratic 2001
Total 281101
% of votes cast 70%28%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pan — Yea
De León — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Runner — Nay
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Bates — Nay
Block — Yea
Huff — Nay
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5200
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Beall — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Nielsen — Nay

Official roll call →

Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

immigration healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 4 do?
Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law extends eligibility for full-scope Medi-Cal benefits to individuals under 19 years of age who do not have, or are unable to establish, satisfactory immigration status, commencing after the Director of Health Care Services determines that systems have been programmed for implementation of this extension, but in no case sooner than May 1, 2016. Existing law requires these individuals to enroll in a Medi-Cal managed care health plan in those counties in which a Medi-Cal managed care health plan is available. This bill would require individuals under 19 years of age enrolled in restricted-scope Medi-Cal at the time the director makes the above-described determination to be enrolled in the full scope of Medi-Cal benefits, if otherwise eligible, pursuant to an eligibility and enrollment plan, as specified. The bill would require the department, beginning January 31, 2016, and until the director makes the above-described determination, to provide monthly updates to the policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature, as specified. The bill would also require that an individual who is eligible pursuant to these provisions enroll in a Medi-Cal managed care health plan. The bill would not preclude a beneficiary from being enrolled in any other children's Medi-Cal specialty program that he or she would otherwise be eligible for.
Who sponsors SB 4?
SB 4 is sponsored by Alejo, Bonta, Mitchell, Lopez, Chiu, Gomez, Hancock, Hall, Hernandez, Hill, Hueso, Lara, Levine, Monning, Pan, Thurmond, and Wolk.
What is the current status of SB 4?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 01, 2014. Enacted.
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