Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Existing federal law prohibits federal financial participation for care or services provided to patients in an institution for mental diseases (IMD) . Existing law establishes the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program (Drug Medi-Cal) under which the department is authorized to enter into contracts with counties for various drug treatment services for Medi-Cal recipients, or is required to directly arrange for these services if a county elects not to do so.
Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Existing federal law prohibits federal financial participation for care or services provided to patients in an institution for mental diseases (IMD) . Existing law establishes the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program (Drug Medi-Cal) under which the department is authorized to enter into contracts with counties for various drug treatment services for Medi-Cal recipients, or is required to directly arrange for these services if a county elects not to do so.
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. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB1161 Beall Concurrence — 34–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1161 Beall Senate Third Reading By CHESBRO — 76–1 (pass) · lower
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 32–4 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 6–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 16–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Beall — primary (person)
Dababneh — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-20 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2014-02-21 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2014-03-06 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2014-04-02 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-04-10 Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2014-04-10 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
2014-04-11 Set for hearing April 24.
2014-04-28 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3280.) (April 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-04-29 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-05-02 Set for hearing May 12.
2014-05-12 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2014-05-16 Set for hearing May 23.
2014-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 3710.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 3602.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-28 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2014-06-02 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2014-06-18 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-07-02 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2014-08-14 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (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
2014-08-22 Read third time and amended. (Page 6343.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-22 Ordered to third reading.
2014-08-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 6543.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-27 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2014-08-28 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4944.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-09-04 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2014-09-19 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-19 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 486, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/93e33479-257d-44b3-bc87-913101b187fb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).