California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 1831 — Health care coverage: prescription drugs: refills.

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 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 also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law imposes various requirements on health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies that cover prescription drug benefits. This bill would require a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after July 1, 2017, that provides coverage for prescription drug benefits to allow for early refills of covered topical ophthalmic products according to specified standards. Because a willful violation of the bill's 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 4 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6126.).

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 19 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5044.).

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

  7. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 11).

  8. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  11. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 8. Page 5132.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 4.) (May 27).

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

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  19. From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.

  20. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Low · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Low

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1831 LOW Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70000
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Harper — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Salas — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gray — Yea
Kim — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Levine — Yea
Lopez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
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 Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1831 Low By Hernandez

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34002
Democratic 3000
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — 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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Do pass as amended

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 1831 LOW Assembly Third Reading

Passed 71 Yea · 8 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 62701
Democratic 5000
Republican 4100
Total 71801
% of votes cast 89%10%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Burke — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Harper — Nay
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Nay
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 Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 4 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12202
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 14402
% of votes cast 70%20%0%10%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Daly — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Wagner — Nay
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 16002
Total 17002
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Santiago — Yea
Dababneh — Not Voting
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — 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 1831 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 also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law imposes various requirements on health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies that cover prescription drug benefits. This bill would require a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after July 1, 2017, that provides coverage for prescription drug benefits to allow for early refills of covered topical ophthalmic products according to specified standards. Because a willful violation of the bill's 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 1831?
AB 1831 is sponsored by Low.
What is the current status of AB 1831?
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 1831?
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