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

AB 1216 — Limitations on cost sharing: family coverage.

Last action — Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Hernandez.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    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.

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Summary

Existing federal law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , enacts various health care coverage market reforms that take effect January 1, 2014. Among other things, PPACA establishes annual limits on specified forms of cost sharing, including deductibles, on all essential health benefits for nongrandfathered individual and group health insurance coverage. 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 a plan contract or policy and, commencing January 1, 2017, for a large group market health plan contract or policy, for family coverage that includes a deductible and is a high deductible health plan, as defined in federal law, to include a deductible for each individual covered by the plan contract or policy that is equal to either the amount set forth in a specified provision of federal law or the deductible for individual coverage under the plan contract or policy, whichever is greater. This bill would instead prohibit a large group market health plan contract or policy for family coverage that is a high deductible health plan, as defined in federal law, and that includes a deductible for individual coverage from subjecting an individual covered by the plan contract or policy to a deductible that is greater than the deductible for individual coverage under the plan contract or policy if the deductible for individual coverage is greater than or equal to the amount set forth in the provision of federal law described above. Because a willful violation of this prohibition 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. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Hernandez.

  2. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  4. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  6. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1595.)

  9. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  10. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 20).

  11. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  15. Read first time.

  16. From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.

  17. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

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Votes

AB 1216 BONTA Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66004
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Campos — Yea
Atkins — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — 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
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Democratic 2000
Republican 1001
Total 15002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Bigelow — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 15001
Total 18001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1216 do?
Existing federal law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , enacts various health care coverage market reforms that take effect January 1, 2014. Among other things, PPACA establishes annual limits on specified forms of cost sharing, including deductibles, on all essential health benefits for nongrandfathered individual and group health insurance coverage. 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 a plan contract or policy and, commencing January 1, 2017, for a large group market health plan contract or policy, for family coverage that includes a deductible and is a high deductible health plan, as defined in federal law, to include a deductible for each individual covered by the plan contract or policy that is equal to either the amount set forth in a specified provision of federal law or the deductible for individual coverage under the plan contract or policy, whichever is greater. This bill would instead prohibit a large group market health plan contract or policy for family coverage that is a high deductible health plan, as defined in federal law, and that includes a deductible for individual coverage from subjecting an individual covered by the plan contract or policy to a deductible that is greater than the deductible for individual coverage under the plan contract or policy if the deductible for individual coverage is greater than or equal to the amount set forth in the provision of federal law described above. Because a willful violation of this prohibition 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 1216?
AB 1216 is sponsored by Bonta, Mia (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1216?
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 1216?
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