Existing federal law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , enacts various health care coverage market reforms that take effect January 1, 2014. Among other things, PPACA requires a health insurance issuer that offers coverage in the small group or individual market to ensure that the coverage includes the essential health benefits package, as defined. PPACA requires each state, by January 1, 2014, to establish an American Health Benefit Exchange that facilitates the purchase of qualified health plans by qualified individuals and qualified small employers. PPACA defines a qualified health plan as a plan that, among other requirements, provides an essential health benefits package. Existing state law creates the California Health Benefit Exchange (the Exchange) to facilitate the purchase of qualified health plans by qualified individuals and qualified small employers.
California SB 43 (20152016) — Health care coverage: essential health benefits.
Existing federal law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , enacts various health care coverage market reforms that take effect January 1, 2014. Among other things, PPACA requires a health insurance issuer that offers coverage in the small group or individual market to ensure that the coverage includes the essential health benefits package, as defined. PPACA requires each state, by January 1, 2014, to establish an American Health Benefit Exchange that facilitates the purchase of qualified health plans by qualified individuals and qualified small employers. PPACA defines a qualified health plan as a plan that, among other requirements, provides an essential health benefits package. Existing state law creates the California Health Benefit Exchange (the Exchange) to facilitate the purchase of qualified health plans by qualified individuals and qualified small employers.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 43 Hernandez Senate Third Reading By BONTA — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 17–1 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB43 Hernandez Concurrence — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Hernandez — primary (person)
Monning — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-12-05 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2014-12-08 From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 7.
2015-01-05 Read first time. reading-1
2015-01-15 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2015-04-17 Set for hearing April 29.
2015-04-20 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-04-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 859.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-05 Set for hearing May 11.
2015-05-11 May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2015-05-23 Set for hearing May 28.
2015-05-28 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1146.) (May 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-28 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-06-01 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1194.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-06-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2015-06-15 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2015-07-07 July 7 hearing postponed by committee.
2015-07-15 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 1.) (July 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-07-16 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-08-17 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-08-17 (Corrected August 17)
2015-08-19 August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2015-08-28 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-08-28 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-01 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2726.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-09-01 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2015-09-02 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2421.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-09-08 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2015-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 648, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/48b34f05-ed11-470f-ad17-b3a3babe2eec. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).