AB 1578

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2013-2014 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly May 29, 2014
  • Passed Senate Aug 30, 2014
  • Governor

Health: The California Health Benefit Review Program.

Abstract

Existing law establishes the California Health Benefit Review Program to assess legislation that proposes to mandate or repeal a mandated health benefit or service, as defined. Existing law requests the University of California, to provide the analysis to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature within 60 days after receiving a request for the analysis. Existing law also requests that the university report to the Governor and the Legislature on the implementation of the program by January 1, 2014. This bill would request the University of California to include essential health benefits and the impact on the California Health Benefit Exchange in the analysis prepared under the program. The bill would further request that the University of California assess legislation that impacts health insurance benefit design, cost sharing, premiums, and other health insurance topics. The bill would request that the university provide the analysis to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature not later than 60 days, or in a manner and pursuant to a timeline agreed to by the Legislature and the program, after receiving the request, as specified. The bill would also extend the date by which the university is requested to report to the Governor and the Legislature on the implementation program until January 1, 2016. Existing law establishes the Health Care Benefits Fund to support the university in implementing the program. Existing law imposes an annual charge on health care service plans and health insurers, as specified, to be deposited into the fund. Existing law prohibits the total annual assessment pursuant to that provision from exceeding $2,000,000. Under existing law, the fund and the program are repealed as of June 30, 2015. This bill would extend until June 30, 2016, the operative date of the program and the fund, including the annual charge on health care service plans and health insurers. The bill would repeal the above-described provisions as of June 30, 2016. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Sponsors (4)

Votes


Actions


Nov 30, 2014

Assembly

Died at Desk.

Sep 02, 2014

Assembly

In Assembly. Held at Desk.

Aug 30, 2014

Senate

Ordered to third reading.

Senate

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30).

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
  • Committee-Passage
Com. on APPR.

Senate

Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HEALTH.

Senate

Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5001.)

Senate

Pursuant to Joint Rule 33.1,

Senate

Joint Rule 61 suspended. (Page 5001.)

Senate

Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 1. Page 5007.).

Aug 20, 2014

Senate

Withdrawn from committee.

Senate

Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on RLS.

Aug 19, 2014

Senate

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

  • Amendment-Introduction
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-2
  • Reading-1
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Aug 14, 2014

Senate

In committee: Held under submission.

Aug 04, 2014

Senate

In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

Jun 24, 2014

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
  • Committee-Passage
Com. on APPR.

Jun 05, 2014

Senate

Referred to Com. on G.O.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on G.O.

May 29, 2014

Senate

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

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 23. Page 5365.)

May 28, 2014

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 27, 2014

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Assembly

From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 23).

May 14, 2014

Assembly

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

  • Referral-Committee
APPR. suspense file. APPR

Apr 30, 2014

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
  • Committee-Passage
Com. on APPR.

Apr 29, 2014

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on A. & A.R.

Apr 28, 2014

Assembly

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

Mar 26, 2014

Assembly

In committee: Set, second hearing. Further hearing to be set.

Mar 05, 2014

Assembly

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

Feb 06, 2014

Assembly

Referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on A. & A.R.

Jan 31, 2014

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 2.

Jan 30, 2014

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

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01/30/14 - Introduced PDF
04/28/14 - Amended Assembly PDF
05/27/14 - Amended Assembly PDF
08/19/14 - Amended Senate PDF

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