republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20012002/ab-963.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medi-Cal reimbursement."
description: "Medi-Cal reimbursement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 963"
citation: "California AB 963 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medi-Cal reimbursement."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cardoza"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2001-02-23"
last_action: "2001-10-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63c4e4c2-48c3-4f5b-99dc-0aaa96c3fd78"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB963"
source_hash: "3739850333f82704b00725886c78ed39d057b453406ac8303425e3bfb4b27345"
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 963 (20012002) — Medi-Cal reimbursement.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/23/01 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB963&version=20010AB96399INT)
2. **05/02/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB963&version=20010AB96398AMD)
3. **05/31/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB963&version=20010AB96397AMD)
4. **07/09/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB963&version=20010AB96396AMD)
5. **08/27/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB963&version=20010AB96395AMD)
6. **10/05/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB963&version=20010AB96393CHP)
7. **AB963** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB963)
8. **09/12/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB963&version=20010AB96394ENR)

## Votes

- Assembly 3rd Reading AB963 Cardoza By Monteith — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 963 Cardoza Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 963 Cardoza Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cardoza — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-10-05** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 526, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-10-04** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-09-26** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:45 p.m.
- **2001-09-12** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 69. Noes 6. Page 3763.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2001-09-10** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2001-09-10** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 5. Page 2730.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-09-06** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.). Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, committee-passage-favorable, reading-1, committee-passage`
- **2001-08-27** 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.
- **2001-07-09** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-05** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 1.). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-14** Referred to Com. on H. & H.S. `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 72. Noes 1. Page 2252.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-06-04** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-05-31** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 6.) (May 31). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-05-30** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-29** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 1856.)
- **2001-05-09** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-02** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2001-05-01** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 17). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-03** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2001-03-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Health. `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-26** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2001-02-25** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
- **2001-02-23** Introduced. To print. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63c4e4c2-48c3-4f5b-99dc-0aaa96c3fd78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).