Existing law requires the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) to administer the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act (PEMHCA) . PEMHCA further grants the board the power to approve health benefit plans and contract with carriers offering health benefit plans. Under PEMHCA, an employee or annuitant may enroll in a health benefit plan approved or maintained by the board either as an individual or for self and family. Existing law defines annuitant for purposes of receiving postretirement health benefits pursuant to PEMHCA and generally requires that a person retire within 120 days of separation from public employment, with specified exceptions.
California AB 410 (20132014) — Public employee health benefits: enrollment.
Existing law requires the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) to administer the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act (PEMHCA) . PEMHCA further grants the board the power to approve health benefit plans and contract with carriers offering health benefit plans. Under PEMHCA, an employee or annuitant may enroll in a health benefit plan approved or maintained by the board either as an individual or for self and family. Existing law defines annuitant for purposes of receiving postretirement health benefits pursuant to PEMHCA and generally requires that a person retire within 120 days of separation from public employment, with specified exceptions.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 410 JONES-SAWYER Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 75–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
AB 410 JONES-SAWYER Assembly Third Reading — 72–3 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Jones-Sawyer — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2013-02-19 From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2013-02-28 Referred to Com. on P.E.,R. & S.S. referral-committee
2013-04-10 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-05-02 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 1). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-05-06 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-13 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 3. Page 1380.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-13 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2013-05-23 Referred to Com. on P.E. & R. referral-committee
2013-06-04 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on P.E. & R. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-06-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-06-24 In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2013-08-30 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-09-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-09-09 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2247.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-09 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.