CA AB 177
withdrawnMedi-Cal: Fair Share from Big Corporations Act.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 177 pass?
No. CA AB 177 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-08-06): Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Laird.
What is CA AB 177 about?
Existing law establishes the California Health and Human Services Agency, headed by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services. Existing law further establishes, within the agency, a number of departments and other entities, including the State Department of Health Care Services. Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income persons receive health care benefits. This bill would create the Fair Share from Big Corporations Act pursuant to which the Department of Finance would be required to, on or before March 1, 2027, present to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee one or more options for holding the state's largest corporations accountable for the taxpayer costs of their employees enrolled in the Medi-Cal program, as specified, unless the Medicaid program-related provisions of a specified federal law are repealed on or before March 1, 2027. The bill would appropriate $10,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Finance for purposes of implementing the these provisions. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.
Who sponsors CA AB 177?
Committee on Budget is the primary sponsor of CA AB 177.
Description
Existing law establishes the California Health and Human Services Agency, headed by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services. Existing law further establishes, within the agency, a number of departments and other entities, including the State Department of Health Care Services. Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income persons receive health care benefits. This bill would create the Fair Share from Big Corporations Act pursuant to which the Department of Finance would be required to, on or before March 1, 2027, present to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee one or more options for holding the state's largest corporations accountable for the taxpayer costs of their employees enrolled in the Medi-Cal program, as specified, unless the Medicaid program-related provisions of a specified federal law are repealed on or before March 1, 2027. The bill would appropriate $10,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Finance for purposes of implementing the these provisions. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.
- Introduced
- 2026-06-12
- Latest action
- 2026-08-06 — Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Laird.
- Bill type
- bill,appropriation
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Committee on Budgetauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-06
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Laird.
2026-06-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-06-17
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (June 17).
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2026-06-15
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-06-12
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
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2026-06-12
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
2025-04-02
Referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
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2025-03-20
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2025-03-20
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 751.)
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2025-03-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-03-17
Ordered to second reading.
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2025-03-17
Withdrawn from committee.
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2025-03-17
(Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 643.)
2025-02-03
Referred to Com. on BUDGET.
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2025-01-09
From printer. May be heard in committee February 8.
2025-01-08
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
AB 177 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading
2025-03-20 · pass · 53-17
Member-level votes (80)
- Gipson: yes
- Ward: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Lee: yes
- Patel: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Haney: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Solache: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Fong: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Addis: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Bains: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Hart: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Berman: yes
- Soria: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Hadwick: no
- Flora: no
- DeMaio: no
- Macedo: no
- Alanis: no
- Ellis: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Castillo: no
- Sanchez: no
- Ta: no
- Gallagher: no
- Chen: no
- Dixon: no
- Tangipa: no
- Lackey: no
- Davies: no
- Patterson: no
- Calderon: other
- Hoover: other
- Ahrens: other
- Bauer-Kahan: other
- Papan: other
- Wallis: other
- Essayli: other
- Irwin: other
- Alvarez: other
- Krell: other
Do pass
2026-06-17 · pass · 12-5
Member-level votes (18)
- Pérez: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Laird: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grove: no
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Choi: no
- Niello: no
- Seyarto: no
- Hurtado: other
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