Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires the California Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange) to facilitate the purchase of qualified health plans by qualified individuals and qualified small employers by January 1, 2014. Existing law prohibits certain unfair insurance practices specifically and unfair business practices in general.
California AB 1761 (20112012) — California Health Benefit Exchange.
Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires the California Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange) to facilitate the purchase of qualified health plans by qualified individuals and qualified small employers by January 1, 2014. Existing law prohibits certain unfair insurance practices specifically and unfair business practices in general.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 19–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1761 PÉREZ, J. Consent Calendar Second Day — 74–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1761 PÉREZ, J. Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 73–3 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1761 John A. Pérez By Alquist — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
John A. Pérez — primary (person)
Alquist — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-02-17 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2012-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2012-03-01 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2012-03-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (March 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-18 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 18). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-19 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2012-04-26 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4568.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-04-26 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2012-05-03 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2012-06-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-06-27 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2012-08-06 In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2012-08-13 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-14 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-08-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5006.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-30 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2012-08-30 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 3. Page 6688.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2012-09-13 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2012-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 876, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dcd94b02-ff94-4da2-9865-e2414fd2b570. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).