Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law prohibits, except as specified, a health care service plan or a health insurer, with regard to a group contract or policy, from changing the premium rates or applicable copayments or coinsurances or deductibles during the term of a group plan contract or policy during specified time periods.
California SB 923 (20152016) — Health care coverage: cost-sharing changes.
Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law prohibits, except as specified, a health care service plan or a health insurer, with regard to a group contract or policy, from changing the premium rates or applicable copayments or coinsurances or deductibles during the term of a group plan contract or policy during specified time periods.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 18–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB923 Hernandez Concurrence — 29–5 (pass) · upper
SB 923 Hernandez Senate Third Reading By WOOD — 75–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 29–5 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Hernandez — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-01-28 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2016-01-29 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 28.
2016-02-18 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2016-03-15 Set for hearing March 30.
2016-03-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3335.) (March 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-08 Set for hearing April 18.
2016-04-18 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2016-04-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-02 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 3735.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-05-03 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-05-12 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2016-05-18 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
2016-05-31 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
2016-06-14 June 14 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2016-06-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-30 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-04 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5711.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-04 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2016-08-11 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 4863.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-08-16 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2016-08-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-08-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 192, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ee8897e7-e5fb-4b95-9e01-191e01e1d7ee. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).