Existing law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , enacts various reforms to the health insurance market. Among other things, PPACA requires a nongrandfathered group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual insurance coverage to provide coverage, without imposing cost-sharing requirements, for certain preventive services, including those preventive care and screenings for women provided in specified guidelines. PPACA requires those plans and issuers to provide coverage without cost sharing for all federal Food and Drug Administration approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling for all women with reproductive capacity, as prescribed by a provider, except as specified.
California SB 1053 (20132014) — Health care coverage: contraceptives.
Existing law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , enacts various reforms to the health insurance market. Among other things, PPACA requires a nongrandfathered group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual insurance coverage to provide coverage, without imposing cost-sharing requirements, for certain preventive services, including those preventive care and screenings for women provided in specified guidelines. PPACA requires those plans and issuers to provide coverage without cost sharing for all federal Food and Drug Administration approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling for all women with reproductive capacity, as prescribed by a provider, except as specified.
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. — 6–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 12–6 (pass) · lower
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB1053 Mitchell Concurrence — 25–9 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 12–5 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 25–11 (pass) · upper
SB 1053 Mitchell Senate Third Reading By ATKINS — 54–22 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Mitchell — primary (person)
Ammiano — coauthor (person)
DeSaulnier — coauthor (person)
Evans — coauthor (person)
Garcia — coauthor (person)
Mullin — coauthor (person)
Skinner — coauthor (person)
Ting — coauthor (person)
Wieckowski — coauthor (person)
Wolk — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-18 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2014-02-19 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2014-02-27 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2014-03-28 Set for hearing April 30.
2014-04-09 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-04-22 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-05-01 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 3343.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-05-02 Set for hearing May 12.
2014-05-12 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2014-05-16 Set for hearing May 23.
2014-05-28 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3707.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-05-28 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 3695.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2014-06-09 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2014-06-18 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-06-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 6.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-07-02 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-08-06 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2014-08-14 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-08-18 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 22. Page 6238.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-20 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2014-08-21 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 25. Noes 9. Page 4719.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-08-28 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2014-09-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 576, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e95c0fa4-07ce-4440-86d6-3db852130109. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).