republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20012002/ab-2197.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medi-Cal: benefits for persons infected with HIV who are not disabled."
description: "Medi-Cal: benefits for persons infected with HIV who are not disabled."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 2197"
citation: "California AB 2197 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medi-Cal: benefits for persons infected with HIV who are not disabled."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Koretz"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2002-02-20"
last_action: "2002-09-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2742afd2-9aed-47cd-8b8d-66db78cf3250"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2197"
source_hash: "a27e3176c2b6a988af9a790d9339e94269542dc2b7195691613fe958419e1b22"
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 2197 (20012002) — Medi-Cal: benefits for persons infected with HIV who are not disabled.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/20/02 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2197&version=20010AB219799INT)
2. **04/04/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2197&version=20010AB219798AMD)
3. **05/23/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2197&version=20010AB219797AMD)
4. **06/28/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2197&version=20010AB219796AMD)
5. **08/05/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2197&version=20010AB219795AMD)
6. **09/18/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2197&version=20010AB219793CHP)
7. **AB2197** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2197)
8. **08/30/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2197&version=20010AB219794ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **fail** (fail) · upper
- AB 2197 Koretz Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Reconsideration granted. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2197 Koretz By Escutia — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2197 Koretz Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Koretz — primary (person)
- Alquist — coauthor (person)
- Cedillo — coauthor (person)
- Firebaugh — coauthor (person)
- Vasconcellos — coauthor (person)
- Wiggins — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-09-18** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 684, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-09-18** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-09-16** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
- **2002-08-30** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 51. Noes 27. Page 8574.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2002-08-28** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 12. Page 5868.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-08-22** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.). Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, committee-passage-favorable, reading-1, committee-passage`
- **2002-08-05** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2002-08-05** 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`
- **2002-06-28** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-27** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 27). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-19** In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **2002-06-04** Referred to Com. on H. & H.S. `referral-committee`
- **2002-05-30** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2002-05-29** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 26. Page 6549.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-05-24** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-05-23** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 18. Noes 6.) (May 22). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-05-01** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-18** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 16). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2002-04-09** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2002-04-08** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-04** 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`
- **2002-02-28** Referred to Standing Committee on Health. `referral-committee`
- **2002-02-21** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2002-02-20** 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/2742afd2-9aed-47cd-8b8d-66db78cf3250`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).