Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 (Knox-Keene) , 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 requires the Department of Managed Health Care and the Insurance Commissioner to adopt regulations to ensure enrollees and insureds have access to needed health care services in a timely manner, and requires a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy to provide information to an enrollee or insured regarding the standards for timely access to care.
California AB 2941 (20172018) — Health care coverage: state of emergency.
Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 (Knox-Keene) , 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 requires the Department of Managed Health Care and the Insurance Commissioner to adopt regulations to ensure enrollees and insureds have access to needed health care services in a timely manner, and requires a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy to provide information to an enrollee or insured regarding the standards for timely access to care.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 2941 BERMAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
AB 2941 BERMAN Consent Calendar Second Day — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Berman — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-16 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-02-17 From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
2018-03-08 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2018-04-17 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 10). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2018-04-18 Read second time and amended. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-04-19 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2018-05-09 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 9). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-05-10 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-17 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5217.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-17 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2018-05-30 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2018-06-18 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 13). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2018-06-19 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2018-07-02 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-07-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-06 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5163.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-07 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2018-08-09 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6210.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-08-14 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2018-08-24 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-08-24 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 196, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/db9f5198-a869-47d2-97fc-07d24c9a0e24. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).