---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health care programs: California Children and Families Act of 1998."
description: "Existing law imposes various taxes, including a tax at a specified rate on the gross premiums of an insurer, as defined."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20092010"
identifier: "AB 1422"
citation: "California AB 1422 (20092010)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Health care programs: California Children and Families Act of 1998."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bass"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 40
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2009-02-27"
last_action: "2009-09-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/503cae02-3e6a-4784-b3ef-ac54990ddfb7"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1422"
source_hash: "1bcb54619a395c6bd4b4c1bb3258ddd3df8cf4b28230ea001a52daacdb4a79b8"
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 1422 (20092010) — Health care programs: California Children and Families Act of 1998.

Existing law imposes various taxes, including a tax at a specified rate on the gross premiums of an insurer, as defined.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/27/09 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1422&version=20090AB142299INT)
2. **05/21/09 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1422&version=20090AB142298AMD)
3. **08/24/09 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1422&version=20090AB142297AMD)
4. **08/25/09 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1422&version=20090AB142296AMD)
5. **09/22/09 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1422&version=20090AB142294CHP)
6. **AB1422** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1422)
7. **09/04/09 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1422&version=20090AB142295ENR)

## Votes

- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1422 Bass Urgency Clause — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1422 BASS Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Be referred to Committee on Revenue and Taxation. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1422 BASS Concurrence- Urgency Added — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Health. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Be referred to Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bass — primary (person)
- Alquist — coauthor (person)
- Jones — coauthor (person)
- Steinberg — principal coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-27** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2009-03-01** From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.
- **2009-03-02** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Com. on H. & C.D. `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-13** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (May 13). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-05-14** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-05-21** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 1623.). `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2009-05-26** Action rescinded and record expunged whereby a final roll call vote was taken.
- **2009-05-28** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 25. Page 1715.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2009-05-28** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2009-06-11** Referred to Com. on T. & H. `referral-committee`
- **2009-06-24** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (June 23). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-06-25** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-08-17** To inactive file on motion of Senator DeSaulnier.
- **2009-08-24** From inactive file. To second reading.
- **2009-08-24** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1907.)
- **2009-08-24** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-08-25** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-08-25** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c). `referral-committee`
- **2009-08-25** Re-referred to Coms. on REV. & TAX. and HEALTH. `referral-committee`
- **2009-08-25** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2009-08-26** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 26). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-08-26** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 26). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-08-31** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (August 27). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-08-31** (received by desk August 28, 2009 pursuant to JR61(a)(11))
- **2009-09-01** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-09-02** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 8. Page 2121.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2009-09-02** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2009-09-02** Re-referred to Coms. on HEALTH, REV. & TAX., and APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2009-09-02** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Ayes 44. Noes 27. Page 2948.)
- **2009-09-02** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Ayes 46. Noes 28. Page 2948.)
- **2009-09-02** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Ayes 46. Noes 27. Page 2949.)
- **2009-09-02** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. Re-referred. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (September 2). `committee-passage`
- **2009-09-02** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (September 2). `committee-passage`
- **2009-09-03** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (September 3). `committee-passage`
- **2009-09-03** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 47. Noes 24. Page 3003.)
- **2009-09-03** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 62. Noes 5. Page 3003.) `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-09-08** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:45 p.m.
- **2009-09-22** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2009-09-22** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 157, Statutes of 2009.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/503cae02-3e6a-4784-b3ef-ac54990ddfb7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).