California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 923 — Health care coverage: cost-sharing changes.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 192, Statutes of 2016.

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  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 January 28, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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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 a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law prohibits, except as specified, a health care service plan or a health insurer, with regard to a group contract or policy, from changing the premium rates or applicable copayments or coinsurances or deductibles during the term of a group plan contract or policy during specified time periods. This bill would prohibit, for grandfathered plan contracts and policies and nongrandfathered plan contracts and policies in the individual and small group markets, a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2017, from changing the cost-sharing design, as defined, during the plan year or policy year, except when required by state or federal law. Because a willful violation of this prohibition 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. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 192, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 4863.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5711.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 29).

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. June 14 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

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

  13. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 3735.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  18. Set for hearing April 18.

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3335.) (March 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Set for hearing March 30.

  21. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  22. From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 28.

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

Sponsors

  • Hernandez · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Hernandez

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB923 Hernandez Concurrence

Passed 29 Yea · 5 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27504
Democratic 2001
Total 29505
% of votes cast 74%13%0%13%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Hertzberg — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Vidak — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting

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SB 923 Hernandez Senate Third Reading By WOOD

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 65005
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 75005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Medina — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Gray — Yea
Kim — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Chávez — Not Voting
Cooley — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
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 Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14002
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 18002
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16001
Republican 1000
Total 17001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wood — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 29 Yea · 5 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27505
Democratic 2001
Total 29506
% of votes cast 73%13%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Vidak — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 923 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 a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law prohibits, except as specified, a health care service plan or a health insurer, with regard to a group contract or policy, from changing the premium rates or applicable copayments or coinsurances or deductibles during the term of a group plan contract or policy during specified time periods. This bill would prohibit, for grandfathered plan contracts and policies and nongrandfathered plan contracts and policies in the individual and small group markets, a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2017, from changing the cost-sharing design, as defined, during the plan year or policy year, except when required by state or federal law. Because a willful violation of this prohibition 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 SB 923?
SB 923 is sponsored by Hernandez.
What is the current status of SB 923?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2016. Enacted.
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