(1) Existing federal law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , effective June 19, 2017, requires an American Health Benefit Exchange that facilitates the purchase of qualified health plans by qualified individuals and qualified small employers to provide for the individual market an annual open enrollment period for policy years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, to begin on November 1 and extend through December 15 of the calendar year preceding the benefit year. Existing federal law establishes special enrollment periods during which a qualified individual may enroll in a qualified health plan when specified triggering events occur, such as when the qualified individual losses minimum essential coverage, as defined. Existing federal regulatory authority authorizes a state to establish additional special enrollment periods to supplement these special enrollment periods provided for under federal law under certain circumstances.
California AB 156 (20172018) — Individual market: enrollment periods.
(1) Existing federal law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , effective June 19, 2017, requires an American Health Benefit Exchange that facilitates the purchase of qualified health plans by qualified individuals and qualified small employers to provide for the individual market an annual open enrollment period for policy years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, to begin on November 1 and extend through December 15 of the calendar year preceding the benefit year. Existing federal law establishes special enrollment periods during which a qualified individual may enroll in a qualified health plan when specified triggering events occur, such as when the qualified individual losses minimum essential coverage, as defined. Existing federal regulatory authority authorizes a state to establish additional special enrollment periods to supplement these special enrollment periods provided for under federal law under certain circumstances.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-01-12 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2017-01-13 From printer. May be heard in committee February 12.
2017-01-30 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2017-04-26 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-04-27 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2017-05-04 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1387.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-05-04 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2017-05-18 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2017-07-19 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 19). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-07-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-08-31 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2017-09-01 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-09-01 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b). referral-committee
2017-09-01 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on HEALTH pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-09-05 From committee: That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (September 5) committee-passage
2017-09-08 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2017-09-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-09-11 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. referral-committee
2017-09-15 Pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8
2017-09-15 Ordered to third reading.
2017-09-15 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3001.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-09-16 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.