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. One of the methods by which these services are provided is pursuant to contracts with various types of managed care health plans. Existing federal law provides for the federal Medicare Program, which is a public health insurance program for persons 65 years of age and older and specified persons with disabilities who are under 65 years of age.
California AB 461 (20152016) — Coordinated Care Initiative.
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. One of the methods by which these services are provided is pursuant to contracts with various types of managed care health plans. Existing federal law provides for the federal Medicare Program, which is a public health insurance program for persons 65 years of age and older and specified persons with disabilities who are under 65 years of age.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 461 MULLIN Assembly Third Reading — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
AB 461 MULLIN Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 17–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB461 Mullin By Hill — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Mullin — primary (person)
Gordon — coauthor (person)
Hill — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-23 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2015-02-24 From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
2015-03-05 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2015-04-07 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2015-04-20 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 14). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-04-21 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-04-22 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2015-04-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-30 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-14 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1429.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-05-14 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-05-28 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2015-06-01 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-06-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-06-22 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2015-06-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-07-09 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1876.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-07-09 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2015-07-16 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2407.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-08-03 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2015-08-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-08-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 199, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7d3e9fe2-a2e9-479c-a701-32fb9781771c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).