California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

AB 2004 — Hearing aids: minors.

Last action — In committee: Held under submission.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 requires health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies to provide coverage for specified benefits. This bill, until January 1, 2019, would require a health care service plan contract or a health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2017, to include coverage for hearing aids for an enrollee or insured under 18 years of age, as specified. These provisions would become inoperative if the Department of Managed Health Care and the Department of Insurance receive a notification from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or any other applicable federal agency that these provisions constitute a discriminatory age limitation under federal law and the state is required to defray the costs of requiring a plan contract or policy to include coverage for hearing aids on behalf of enrollees or insureds who are 18 years of age or older pursuant to a specified federal law. Because a willful violation of these requirements by a health care service plan would be a crime, this 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. In committee: Held under submission.

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

  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 6. Page 5243.)

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 2.) (May 27).

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

  11. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. Read second time and amended.

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 19).

  14. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  16. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  17. From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.

  18. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Bloom

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (117)

117 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 2004 BLOOM Assembly Third Reading

Passed 69 Yea · 6 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 61405
Democratic 5000
Republican 3200
Total 69605
% of votes cast 86%8%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Campos — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Gray — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Holden — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Harper — Nay
Lopez — Not Voting
Kim — Not Voting
Burke — Yea
Levine — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — 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 Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 16 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13102
Democratic 2000
Republican 1100
Total 16202
% of votes cast 80%10%0%10%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Daly — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 15003
Total 16003
% of votes cast 84%0%0%16%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Roger Hernández — Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2004 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 requires health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies to provide coverage for specified benefits. This bill, until January 1, 2019, would require a health care service plan contract or a health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2017, to include coverage for hearing aids for an enrollee or insured under 18 years of age, as specified. These provisions would become inoperative if the Department of Managed Health Care and the Department of Insurance receive a notification from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or any other applicable federal agency that these provisions constitute a discriminatory age limitation under federal law and the state is required to defray the costs of requiring a plan contract or policy to include coverage for hearing aids on behalf of enrollees or insureds who are 18 years of age or older pursuant to a specified federal law. Because a willful violation of these requirements by a health care service plan would be a crime, this 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 2004?
AB 2004 is sponsored by Bloom, Dodd, Gallagher, James (Republican), Mullin, and Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2004?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 2004?
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