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's requirements a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law imposes specified coverage and disclosure requirements on health care service plans and health insurers, including specialized plans and insurers, that cover dental services.
California AB 1048 (20232024) — Dental benefits and rate review.
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's requirements a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law imposes specified coverage and disclosure requirements on health care service plans and health insurers, including specialized plans and insurers, that cover dental services.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB1048 Wicks By Wiener — 34–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 14–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1048 Wicks Assembly Third Reading — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 5–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1048 Wicks Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 12–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Wicks — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-16 From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
2023-02-23 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2023-03-27 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-03-28 Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2023-05-01 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 25). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2023-05-02 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-03 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2023-05-17 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2023-05-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2077.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-06-01 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-06-14 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2023-06-29 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 28). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2023-07-03 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-07-10 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2023-09-01 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (September 1). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-08 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-13 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 2730.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-13 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2023-09-14 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3543.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-21 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2023-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 557, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7d2cc3b3-5719-44f4-b689-ed4d9878336d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).