Existing federal law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , requires each state to establish an American Health Benefit Exchange to facilitate the purchase of qualified health benefit plans by qualified individuals and qualified small employers. Existing state law creates the California Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange) , also known as Covered California, to facilitate the enrollment of qualified individuals and qualified small employers in qualified health plans as required under PPACA. Existing law requires the Exchange, beginning no later than September 1, 2023, and at least monthly thereafter, to request from the Employment Development Department (EDD) specified information of each new applicant for unemployment compensation, state disability, and paid family leave. Existing law requires the EDD to provide that information in a manner prescribed by the Exchange. Existing law requires the Exchange to market and publicize the availability of health care coverage through the Exchange, and engage in outreach activities, to the individuals whose contact information is received by the Exchange from the EDD, as specified. Existing law prohibits the Exchange from disclosing the personal information obtained from the EDD without the consent of the applicant.
California SB 595 (20232024) — Covered California: data sharing.
Existing federal law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , requires each state to establish an American Health Benefit Exchange to facilitate the purchase of qualified health benefit plans by qualified individuals and qualified small employers. Existing state law creates the California Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange) , also known as Covered California, to facilitate the enrollment of qualified individuals and qualified small employers in qualified health plans as required under PPACA. Existing law requires the Exchange, beginning no later than September 1, 2023, and at least monthly thereafter, to request from the Employment Development Department (EDD) specified information of each new applicant for unemployment compensation, state disability, and paid family leave. Existing law requires the EDD to provide that information in a manner prescribed by the Exchange. Existing law requires the Exchange to market and publicize the availability of health care coverage through the Exchange, and engage in outreach activities, to the individuals whose contact information is received by the Exchange from the EDD, as specified. Existing law prohibits the Exchange from disclosing the personal information obtained from the EDD without the consent of the applicant.
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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 [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 11–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Health] — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent — 37–0 (pass) · upper
SB 595 Roth Consent Calendar Second Day — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 15–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Roth — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-15 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2023-02-16 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
2023-02-22 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD. referral-committee
2023-03-06 Set for hearing March 22.
2023-03-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 473.) (March 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-03-28 Set for hearing April 11.
2023-04-12 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 687.) (April 11). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-04-13 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-04-18 Set for hearing April 24.
2023-04-24 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2023-04-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1205.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-23 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2023-05-26 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and P. & C.P. referral-committee
2023-05-30 Re-referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and HEALTH pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. referral-committee
2023-06-09 June 13 hearing postponed by committee.
2023-06-28 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 27). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-06-29 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-07-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-08-16 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 16). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-08-17 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-08-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2801.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-08-24 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2023-08-29 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2023-09-01 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2240.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-07 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2023-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 492, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1777b773-07af-4f45-86a7-ea269ac8b571. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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