---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health care coverage."
description: "Health care coverage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 495"
citation: "California AB 495 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health care coverage."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diaz"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 31
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2001-02-21"
last_action: "2001-10-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f826f21-808e-4792-8ac4-28fc7bb70e2f"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB495"
source_hash: "576476341e08fb7702172f9719db8310deec358009158e7e2a3a99abc1601230"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 495 (20012002) — Health care coverage.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/21/01 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB495&version=20010AB49599INT)
2. **04/05/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB495&version=20010AB49598AMD)
3. **04/26/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB495&version=20010AB49597AMD)
4. **06/04/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB495&version=20010AB49596AMD)
5. **07/03/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB495&version=20010AB49595AMD)
6. **07/09/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB495&version=20010AB49594AMD)
7. **07/17/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB495&version=20010AB49593AMD)
8. **08/20/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB495&version=20010AB49592AMD)
9. **08/31/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB495&version=20010AB49591AMD)
10. **09/07/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB495&version=20010AB49590AMD)
11. **10/10/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB495&version=20010AB49588CHP)
12. **AB495** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB495)
13. **09/14/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB495&version=20010AB49589ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Insurance. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · legislature
- AB 495 Diaz Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB495 Diaz By Vasconcellos — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 495 Diaz Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Diaz — primary (person)
- Alquist — coauthor (person)
- Calderon — coauthor (person)
- Canciamilla — coauthor (person)
- Cardenas — coauthor (person)
- Cedillo — coauthor (person)
- Chan — coauthor (person)
- Chavez — coauthor (person)
- Cohn — author (person)
- Correa — coauthor (person)
- Figueroa — coauthor (person)
- Firebaugh — coauthor (person)
- Florez — coauthor (person)
- Frommer — coauthor (person)
- Goldberg — coauthor (person)
- Havice — coauthor (person)
- Horton — coauthor (person)
- Koretz — coauthor (person)
- Kuehl — coauthor (person)
- Liu — coauthor (person)
- Longville — coauthor (person)
- Lowenthal — coauthor (person)
- Nakano — coauthor (person)
- Negrete McLeod — coauthor (person)
- Oropeza — coauthor (person)
- Ortiz — coauthor (person)
- Papan — coauthor (person)
- Polanco — coauthor (person)
- Reyes — coauthor (person)
- Romero — coauthor (person)
- Salinas — coauthor (person)
- Shelley — coauthor (person)
- Simitian — coauthor (person)
- Soto — coauthor (person)
- Steinberg — coauthor (person)
- Vargas — coauthor (person)
- Vasconcellos — coauthor (person)
- Wayne — coauthor (person)
- Wesson — coauthor (person)
- Wiggins — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2001-10-10** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 648, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-10-09** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-10-02** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2001-09-14** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 63. Noes 15. Page 3971.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2001-09-13** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2001-09-13** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 2895.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-09-12** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage`
- **2001-09-07** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-09-06** In committee: Held under submission.
- **2001-08-31** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-08-20** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2001-08-20** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-17** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-16** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 2.). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-09** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Insurance. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-03** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Insurance. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-02** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Insurance (Ayes 8. Noes 2.). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-14** Referred to H. & H.S. and Standing Committee on Insurance. `referral-committee`
- **2001-06-07** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-06-06** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 17. Page 2289.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-06-05** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-06-04** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 6.) (May 31). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-05-29** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 1856.)
- **2001-05-16** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-01** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-26** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2001-04-25** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (April 17). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-16** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Health. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Health. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-02-22** From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- **2001-02-21** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f826f21-808e-4792-8ac4-28fc7bb70e2f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).