Bill Commons

CA AB 2066

vetoed

Triggering event: pregnancy.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2066 pass?

No. CA AB 2066 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Vetoed by Governor.

What is CA AB 2066 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 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. This bill would make pregnancy a triggering event for purposes of enrollment or changing a health benefit plan. Because a willful violation of this provision by a health care service plan would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Who sponsors CA AB 2066?

Celeste Rodriguez is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2066, joined by 35 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 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. This bill would make pregnancy a triggering event for purposes of enrollment or changing a health benefit plan. Because a willful violation of this provision by a health care service plan would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-09-30 — Vetoed by Governor.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Celeste Rodriguezauthor
  • Wahabprincipal coauthor
  • Addiscoauthor
  • Aguiar-Currycoauthor
  • Bontacoauthor
  • Pachecocoauthor
  • Patelcoauthor
  • Rogerscoauthor
  • Stefanicoauthor
  • Papancoauthor
  • Bainscoauthor
  • Calderoncoauthor
  • Calozacoauthor
  • Castillocoauthor
  • Daviescoauthor
  • Elhawarycoauthor
  • Hadwickcoauthor
  • Irwincoauthor
  • Krellcoauthor
  • Ortegacoauthor
  • Pellerincoauthor
  • Quirk-Silvacoauthor
  • Michelle Rodriguezcoauthor
  • Blanca Rubiocoauthor
  • Sanchezcoauthor
  • Solachecoauthor
  • Walliscoauthor
  • Wilsoncoauthor
  • Blakespearcoauthor
  • Caballerocoauthor
  • Durazocoauthor
  • Graysoncoauthor
  • Menjivarcoauthor
  • Reyescoauthor
  • Valladarescoauthor
  • Weber Piersoncoauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-09-30

    Vetoed by Governor.

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  2. 2026-09-03

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  3. 2026-08-26

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  4. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.).

  5. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6601.).

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  6. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  7. 2026-08-24

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. 2026-08-21

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  9. 2026-08-04

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-08-03

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  11. 2026-06-25

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  12. 2026-06-03

    Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  13. 2026-05-21

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  14. 2026-05-21

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5219.)

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  15. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  16. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  17. 2026-04-08

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  18. 2026-03-25

    Coauthors revised.

  19. 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.

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  20. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  21. 2026-02-19

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  22. 2026-02-18

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-03-24 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Caloza: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bonta: yes
  • Do pass.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Dixon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Tangipa: other
  • AB 2066 Celeste Rodriguez Assembly Third Reading By BONTA

    2026-05-21 · pass · 70-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ta: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Ellis: other
    • Ramos: other
    • Tangipa: other
    • Irwin: other
    • Garcia: other
    • Lackey: other
    • Arambula: other
    • Hoover: other
    • Chen: other
  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-24 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Pérez: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Menjivar: yes

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