---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medi-Cal: reimbursement rates: community and free clinics."
description: "Medi-Cal: reimbursement rates: community and free clinics."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2151"
citation: "California AB 2151 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medi-Cal: reimbursement rates: community and free clinics."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 34
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2004-02-18"
last_action: "2004-09-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6243d549-1473-420c-b9f3-c30136cac6a2"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2151"
source_hash: "6e1ec011542f70412dbbcb0c70fb387b0a9807652650636c1cc687a5abbd6e1a"
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 2151 (20032004) — Medi-Cal: reimbursement rates: community and free clinics.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/18/04 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2151&version=20030AB215199INT)
2. **03/22/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2151&version=20030AB215198AMD)
3. **04/13/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2151&version=20030AB215197AMD)
4. **05/20/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2151&version=20030AB215196AMD)
5. **06/15/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2151&version=20030AB215195AMD)
6. **06/22/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2151&version=20030AB215194AMD)
7. **08/09/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2151&version=20030AB215193AMD)
8. **08/16/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2151&version=20030AB215192AMD)
9. **08/23/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2151&version=20030AB215191AMD)
10. **09/28/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2151&version=20030AB215189CHP)
11. **AB2151** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2151)
12. **08/27/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2151&version=20030AB215190ENR)

## Votes

- ab 2151 jackson concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Rules. — **pass** (pass) · legislature
- assembly 3rd reading ab2151 jackson by ortiz — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 2151 jackson assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)
- Ortiz — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 851, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-09-15** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2004-08-27** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 7909.) Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 59. Noes 21. Page 7944.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-26** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 13. Noes 3.) (August 26). `committee-passage`
- **2004-08-25** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 7775.). `referral-committee`
- **2004-08-24** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 12. Page 5283.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-23** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-18** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-08-17** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2004-08-16** Joint Rule 61(b)(14) suspended. (Page 4963.) From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 7. Noes 2.). Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-11** Re-referred to Com. on H. & H.S. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4909.) `referral-committee`
- **2004-08-10** Read second time. To third reading. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-08-09** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-06-30** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-06-29** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2004-06-22** 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. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-06-17** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2004-06-15** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-06-14** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Rules (Ayes 8. Noes 1.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-06-03** Referred to H. & H.S. and Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-26** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2004-05-25** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 28. Page 6014.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-05-24** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-05-20** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 5.) (May 19). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-28** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-14** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-13** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-12** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (March 23). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-03-23** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-22** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Human Services Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-03-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-19** From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
- **2004-02-18** 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/6243d549-1473-420c-b9f3-c30136cac6a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).