California Health Benefit Exchange: employees and contractors.
Under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , each state is required, by January 1, 2014, to establish an American Health Benefit Exchange that makes available qualified health plans to qualified individuals and small employers. Existing state law establishes the California Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange) within state government, specifies the powers and duties of the board governing the Exchange, and requires the board to facilitate the purchase of qualified health plans through the Exchange by qualified individuals and small employers by January 1, 2014. Existing law requires the board to employ necessary staff and authorizes the board to enter into contracts.
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20132014
AB 1428
California AB 1428 (20132014)
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California Health Benefit Exchange: employees and contractors.
California AB 1428 (20132014) — California Health Benefit Exchange: employees and contractors.
Under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , each state is required, by January 1, 2014, to establish an American Health Benefit Exchange that makes available qualified health plans to qualified individuals and small employers. Existing state law establishes the California Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange) within state government, specifies the powers and duties of the board governing the Exchange, and requires the board to facilitate the purchase of qualified health plans through the Exchange by qualified individuals and small employers by January 1, 2014. Existing law requires the board to employ necessary staff and authorizes the board to enter into contracts.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Conway — primary (person)
Bigelow — coauthor (person)
Dahle — coauthor (person)
Hagman — coauthor (person)
Harkey — coauthor (person)
Morrell — coauthor (person)
Patterson — coauthor (person)
Wagner — coauthor (person)
Waldron — coauthor (person)
Wilk — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-04-30 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2013-04-30 (introduced pursuant to Joint Rule 54)
2013-05-01 From printer. May be heard in committee May 31.
2013-05-06 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2013-06-10 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 4). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-06-11 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-06-12 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2013-06-26 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2013-06-27 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2013-07-03 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-08-05 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-08 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2482.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-12 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2013-08-14 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2013-08-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-26 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-08-27 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-09-03 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2106.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-04 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 6 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2013-09-06 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2936.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-25 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2013-10-04 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-04 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 561, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/201c2475-67b3-4d57-b0d0-171e3b4db2fe. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).