Aisha Wahab
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 10
Author
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 disability insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan or disability insurer to allow an individual to enroll in or change their health benefit plan as a result of a specified triggering event. This bill, the PARENT Act, would make pregnancy a triggering event for purposes of enrollment or changing a health benefit plan. Because a willful violation of this provision 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.
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
Vetoed by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2827.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 3072.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 29).
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 15).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1464.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1193.) (May 23).
Set for hearing May 23.
May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 12.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 868.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 23.
April 30 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing April 30.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB257 | HTML |
| 02/03/25 - Introduced | |
| 07/03/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/17/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/04/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/12/25 - Enrolled |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/21/25- Senate Health | |
| 05/09/25- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/25/25- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 07/11/25- Assembly Health | |
| 07/16/25- Assembly Health | |
| 08/18/25- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 09/02/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/08/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/09/25- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 10/15/25- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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