Under existing law, the Department of Insurance, headed by the Insurance Commissioner, licenses and regulates insurers. Existing law divides insurance into various classes, including long-term care insurance, which includes an insurance policy, certificate, or rider advertised, marketed, offered, solicited, or designed to provide coverage for diagnostic, preventive, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or personal care services that are provided in a setting other than an acute care unit of a hospital. Existing law defines "policy" for these purposes.
California SB 1091 (20152016) — Long-term care insurance.
Under existing law, the Department of Insurance, headed by the Insurance Commissioner, licenses and regulates insurers. Existing law divides insurance into various classes, including long-term care insurance, which includes an insurance policy, certificate, or rider advertised, marketed, offered, solicited, or designed to provide coverage for diagnostic, preventive, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or personal care services that are provided in a setting other than an acute care unit of a hospital. Existing law defines "policy" for these purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 13–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 37–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1091 Liu Senate Third Reading By BROWN — 80–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB1091 Liu Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Liu — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-17 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2016-02-18 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
2016-02-25 Referred to Com. on INS. referral-committee
2016-03-18 Set for hearing April 13.
2016-04-04 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-04-18 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3560.) (April 13). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-04-19 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-05-04 Set for hearing May 9.
2016-05-09 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2016-05-10 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-16 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3873.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-05-16 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-05-27 Referred to Com. on INS. referral-committee
2016-06-15 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-06-22 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 22). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-23 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2016-06-30 From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Calderon.
2016-06-30 Ordered to third reading.
2016-08-18 Read third time and amended. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-08-18 Ordered to third reading.
2016-08-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6227.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-25 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2016-08-26 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5448.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-09-01 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2016-09-24 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-24 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 589, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ebc132a2-3268-463a-af24-9f0b7f9ebab3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).