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Authors Celeste Rodriguez  
Principle Coauthors: Wahab  
Coauthors: Addis   Aguiar-Curry   Bonta   Pacheco   Patel   Rogers   Stefani  
Subject Triggering event: pregnancy.
Relating To relating to health care coverage.
Title An act to amend Section 1399.849 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 10965.3 of the Insurance Code, relating to health care coverage.
Last Action Dt 2026-02-18
State Introduced
Status In Committee Process
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Vote Req Approp Fiscal Cmte Local Prog Subs Chgs Urgency Tax Levy Active?
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2026-03-25     Coauthors revised.
2026-03-25     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-02     Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-02-19     From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2026-02-18     Read first time. To print.
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Introduced     2026-02-18
Analyses TBD
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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 provides for the regulation of disability insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan or disability insurer to allow an individual to enroll in or change their health benefit plan as a result of a specified triggering event.