CA AB 2233
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California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 2233 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2233 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 591, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2233 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 health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy to provide coverage for behavioral health treatment for pervasive developmental disorder or autism. Existing law requires this treatment to be provided under a prescribed treatment plan that is reviewed no less than every 6 months by the qualified autism service provider. This bill would prohibit a health care service plan or health insurer from imposing restrictions on the utilization of authorized treatment hours within the treatment plan's 6-month authorization period. The bill would require authorized hours to remain available for use throughout the authorization period if the use of the hours is consistent with the treatment plan and clinical guidelines, and is documented in the treatment plan and progress reports. Because a willful violation of these provisions 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 2233?
Ta is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2233, joined by 1 cosponsor.
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 health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy to provide coverage for behavioral health treatment for pervasive developmental disorder or autism. Existing law requires this treatment to be provided under a prescribed treatment plan that is reviewed no less than every 6 months by the qualified autism service provider. This bill would prohibit a health care service plan or health insurer from imposing restrictions on the utilization of authorized treatment hours within the treatment plan's 6-month authorization period. The bill would require authorized hours to remain available for use throughout the authorization period if the use of the hours is consistent with the treatment plan and clinical guidelines, and is documented in the treatment plan and progress reports. Because a willful violation of these provisions 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
- 2026-06-04
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 591, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Taauthor
- Valladarescoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 591, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-27
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2026-08-20
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
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2026-08-20
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.).
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2026-08-20
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6325.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-19
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5549.).
2026-08-10
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-06
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-06-16
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-06-15
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
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2026-06-08
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-04
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 3).
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2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
referral-committee
2026-04-16
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-04-16
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 4679.)
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2026-04-09
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-04-08
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 8).
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2026-03-25
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-03-09
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
referral-committee
2026-02-20
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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.
2026-04-08 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Krell: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Fong: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ta: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Calderon: other
- Tangipa: other
AB 2233 Ta Assembly Third Reading
2026-04-16 · pass · 66-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Patel: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Papan: yes
- Ta: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Fong: yes
- Addis: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Haney: yes
- Wilson: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Chen: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Ward: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Soria: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Krell: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Davies: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Bains: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Flora: other
- Macedo: other
- Berman: other
- Quirk-Silva: other
- Hart: other
- Arambula: other
- Dixon: other
- Bonta: other
- Lee: other
- Schiavo: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Valencia: other
- Jackson: other
- Harabedian: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-03 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Grove: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Rubio: other
- Smallwood-Cuevas: other
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