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.
California SB 332 (20132014) — California Health Benefit Exchange: records.
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.
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 Health to Consent Calendar. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 19–0 (pass) · lower
SB 332 Emmerson Consent Calendar Second Day By CONWAY — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Emmerson — primary (person)
DeSaulnier — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-19 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2013-02-28 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2013-05-16 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
2013-05-23 Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2013-05-30 Set for hearing June 12.
2013-06-03 Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2013-06-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 1450.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-07-01 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2013-07-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-07-08 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 1683.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-05 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-08-08 Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HEALTH. referral-committee
2013-08-15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 15). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (August 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-30 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-09-03 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-09-06 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2976.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-06 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2013-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 7 p.m.
2013-10-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 446, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2a49743e-774a-4bcc-a432-fcbe6669bb39. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).