California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2115 — Health care coverage: disclosures.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, requires each state to, by January 1, 2014, establish an American Health Benefit Exchange that makes available qualified health plans to qualified individuals and small employers. Existing state law establishes the California Health Benefit Exchange within state government for the purpose of facilitating the enrollment of qualified individuals and qualified small employers in qualified health plans. Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires specified health care service plans and health insurers to provide to individuals who cease to be enrolled in individual or group health care coverage a notice informing those individuals that they may be eligible for reduced-cost coverage through the California Health Benefit Exchange or no-cost coverage through Medi-Cal. This bill would require, on and after January 1, 2018, that the notice include a statement indicating that additional information on low- or no-cost programs for health care and prescription medicines may be found on the Office of the Patient Advocate's Internet Web site. The bill would require the Department of Insurance, the Department of Managed Health Care, the Office of the Patient Advocate, and the California Health Benefit Exchange to develop the statement no later than July 1, 2017. Because a willful violation of these requirements 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. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6292.).

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 3. Page 5230.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 29).

  12. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 4900.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 18).

  17. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  19. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Read second time and amended.

  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 12).

  23. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  25. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  27. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  28. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  29. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Wood · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Wood

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 2115 WOOD Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 72 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 63007
Democratic 5000
Republican 4001
Total 72008
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Chang — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Burke — Not Voting
Gordon — Yea
Atkins — Not Voting
Hadley — Yea
Kim — Yea
Chau — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2115 Wood By Nguyen

Passed 36 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33300
Democratic 3000
Total 36300
% of votes cast 92%8%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Nay
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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AB 2115 WOOD Assembly Third Reading

Passed 71 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 63007
Democratic 4001
Republican 4001
Total 71009
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Dababneh — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Harper — Yea
Campos — Yea
Low — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Not Voting
Kim — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Chang — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12004
Democratic 2000
Republican 0002
Total 14006
% of votes cast 70%0%0%30%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Daly — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 18000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2115 do?
Existing law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, requires each state to, by January 1, 2014, establish an American Health Benefit Exchange that makes available qualified health plans to qualified individuals and small employers. Existing state law establishes the California Health Benefit Exchange within state government for the purpose of facilitating the enrollment of qualified individuals and qualified small employers in qualified health plans. Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires specified health care service plans and health insurers to provide to individuals who cease to be enrolled in individual or group health care coverage a notice informing those individuals that they may be eligible for reduced-cost coverage through the California Health Benefit Exchange or no-cost coverage through Medi-Cal. This bill would require, on and after January 1, 2018, that the notice include a statement indicating that additional information on low- or no-cost programs for health care and prescription medicines may be found on the Office of the Patient Advocate's Internet Web site. The bill would require the Department of Insurance, the Department of Managed Health Care, the Office of the Patient Advocate, and the California Health Benefit Exchange to develop the statement no later than July 1, 2017. Because a willful violation of these requirements 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 2115?
AB 2115 is sponsored by Wood.
What is the current status of AB 2115?
This bill died with 2015-2016 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 2115?
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