Existing law establishes the federal Medicaid Program, administered by each state, California's version of which is the Medi-Cal program. The Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services under the direction of the Director of Health Care Services, provides qualified low-income persons with health care services. Existing federal law establishes the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) , which provides specified services for older individuals so that they may continue living in the community. Federal law authorizes states to implement the PACE program as a Medicaid state option.
California AB 574 (20112012) — Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.
Existing law establishes the federal Medicaid Program, administered by each state, California's version of which is the Medi-Cal program. The Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services under the direction of the Director of Health Care Services, provides qualified low-income persons with health care services. Existing federal law establishes the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) , which provides specified services for older individuals so that they may continue living in the community. Federal law authorizes states to implement the PACE program as a Medicaid state option.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 19–0 (pass) · lower
AB 574 LOWENTHAL Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Bonnie Lowenthal — primary (person)
Chesbro — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-16 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2011-02-17 From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
2011-03-03 Referred to Coms. on AGING & L.T.C. and HEALTH. referral-committee
2011-03-23 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGING & L.T.C. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-03-24 Re-referred to Com. on AGING & L.T.C. referral-committee
2011-04-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-27 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-04 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2011-05-27 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 27). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1670.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-05-31 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2011-06-08 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2011-06-22 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-06-29 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2011-07-07 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-08-15 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-08-15 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2011-08-25 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 25). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-08-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-08-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2165.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-08-31 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2011-09-02 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2853.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-09-13 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2011-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 367, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/338868f7-2fec-4d15-80b6-fa7f5f4bc3e3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).