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 also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan contract or a health insurance policy to provide coverage for behavioral health treatment for pervasive developmental disorder or autism and defines "behavioral health treatment" to mean specified services and treatment programs, including treatment provided pursuant to a treatment plan that is prescribed by a qualified autism service provider and administered either by a qualified autism service provider or by a qualified autism service professional or qualified autism service paraprofessional. Existing law defines "qualified autism service provider," "qualified autism service professional," and "qualified autism service paraprofessional" for those purposes. Those definitions are contained in the Health and Safety Code and the Insurance Code.
California SB 402 (20252026) — Health care coverage: autism.
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 also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan contract or a health insurance policy to provide coverage for behavioral health treatment for pervasive developmental disorder or autism and defines "behavioral health treatment" to mean specified services and treatment programs, including treatment provided pursuant to a treatment plan that is prescribed by a qualified autism service provider and administered either by a qualified autism service provider or by a qualified autism service professional or qualified autism service paraprofessional. Existing law defines "qualified autism service provider," "qualified autism service professional," and "qualified autism service paraprofessional" for those purposes. Those definitions are contained in the Health and Safety Code and the Insurance Code.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Health] — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB402 Valladares Concurrence — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 11–0 (pass) · upper
SB 402 Valladares Senate Third Reading By Nguyen — 77–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Valladares — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-14 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2025-02-18 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
2025-02-26 Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. referral-committee
2025-03-18 Set for hearing April 21.
2025-04-21 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 808.) (April 21). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-06-03 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1469.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-06-04 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2025-06-09 Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and HEALTH. referral-committee
2025-07-01 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-07-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 15). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-07-17 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-08-27 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-08-27 Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-05 Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
2025-09-05 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-05 Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-09 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3065.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-09 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-11 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2873.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-22 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-10-06 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-06 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 413, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/113b9192-a1e9-465a-ba2b-1441ba32b03c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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