(1) Existing federal law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , enacts various health care coverage market reforms that took effect January 1, 2014. Among other things, 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. Existing state law establishes the California Health Benefit Exchange (the Exchange) within state government for the purpose of facilitating the enrollment of qualified individuals and qualified small employers in qualified health plans, and specifies the powers and duties of the board governing the Exchange. Existing law authorizes the board of the Exchange to adopt any necessary regulations as emergency regulations until January 1, 2017. Existing law allows the emergency regulations adopted by the board to remain in effect for 3 years, as specified.
(1) Existing federal law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , enacts various health care coverage market reforms that took effect January 1, 2014. Among other things, 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. Existing state law establishes the California Health Benefit Exchange (the Exchange) within state government for the purpose of facilitating the enrollment of qualified individuals and qualified small employers in qualified health plans, and specifies the powers and duties of the board governing the Exchange. Existing law authorizes the board of the Exchange to adopt any necessary regulations as emergency regulations until January 1, 2017. Existing law allows the emergency regulations adopted by the board to remain in effect for 3 years, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading SB833 Committee On B. & F.R. — 25–11 (pass) · upper
SB 833 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By TING — 71–8 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business Sup 1 SB833 Committee On B. & F.R.(Leno) Concurrence — 28–9 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-01-07 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2016-01-08 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 7.
2016-01-11 Referred to Com. on B. & F.R. referral-committee
2016-04-11 Withdrawn from committee.
2016-04-11 Ordered to second reading.
2016-04-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-04-14 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 3538.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-04-14 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-05-02 Referred to Com. on BUDGET. referral-committee
2016-05-25 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-06-10 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
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