CA AB 1770
enactedArbitration: health care service plans: Lindalee's Law.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1770 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1770 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 545, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1770 about?
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. Existing law requires a health care service plan contract that includes terms requiring binding arbitration for dispute settlement to provide a specified disclosure to subscribers or enrollees. Existing law, the California Arbitration Act, provides a statutory framework for the enforcement of contractual arbitration under California law. Existing law establishes standards for arbitration, and requires a court to vacate an arbitration award if it makes certain findings. This bill would require the Attorney General to oversee compliance by health care service plans with specified provisions regulating the use of binding arbitration to settle disputes. The bill would authorize the Attorney General to require reports from health care service plans for this purpose. The bill would also require the Attorney General to notify the director of the department of any corrective action taken pursuant to these provisions.
Who sponsors CA AB 1770?
Garcia is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1770, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
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. Existing law requires a health care service plan contract that includes terms requiring binding arbitration for dispute settlement to provide a specified disclosure to subscribers or enrollees. Existing law, the California Arbitration Act, provides a statutory framework for the enforcement of contractual arbitration under California law. Existing law establishes standards for arbitration, and requires a court to vacate an arbitration award if it makes certain findings. This bill would require the Attorney General to oversee compliance by health care service plans with specified provisions regulating the use of binding arbitration to settle disputes. The bill would authorize the Attorney General to require reports from health care service plans for this purpose. The bill would also require the Attorney General to notify the director of the department of any corrective action taken pursuant to these provisions.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-13
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 545, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Garciaauthor
- Umbergcoauthor
- Wahabcoauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 545, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-04
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-27
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 16.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-27
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-27
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 16. Page 6710.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-18
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-07-02
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (July 1).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-07-02
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-10
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HEALTH.
referral-committee
2026-05-28
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 15.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 15. Page 5448.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-14
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)
2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-13
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-16
Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
referral-committee
2026-04-14
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
referral-committee
2026-04-13
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-23
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.
referral-committee
2026-02-10
From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.
2026-02-09
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-21 · pass · 10-2
Member-level votes (12)
- Zbur: yes
- Papan: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Dixon: no
- Sanchez: no
Do pass.
2026-05-14 · pass · 11-4
Member-level votes (15)
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Tangipa: no
- Ta: no
- Dixon: no
- Hoover: no
AB 1770 Garcia Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-27 · pass · 60-15
Member-level votes (80)
- Bennett: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Papan: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Hart: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bains: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Ward: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Soria: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Lee: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Berman: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Haney: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Krell: yes
- Patel: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Solache: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Johnson: no
- Hoover: no
- DeMaio: no
- Dixon: no
- Wallis: no
- Davies: no
- Flora: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Castillo: no
- Tangipa: no
- Sanchez: no
- Gallagher: no
- Alanis: no
- Ellis: no
- Lackey: no
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Chen: other
- Hadwick: other
- Patterson: other
- Ta: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]
2026-06-23 · pass · 11-2
Member-level votes (13)
- Ashby: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Stern: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Laird: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Allen: yes
- Valladares: no
- Niello: no
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-07-01 · pass · 8-2
Member-level votes (11)
- Durazo: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Grove: no
- Valladares: no
- Rubio: other
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