CA AB 2613
enactedHealth care service plans: provider contract termination: notice.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2613 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2613 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 306, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2613 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's requirements a crime. Existing law requires a health care service plan to notify an enrollee by United States mail at least 60 days before the termination date of a contract between a health care service plan and a provider group or a general acute care hospital to which the enrollee is assigned. If the plan reaches an agreement with a terminated provider after sending that notice, existing law requires the plan to offer each affected enrollee the option to return to that provider and to reassign the enrollee to another provider if the enrollee does not exercise that option. This bill would additionally require a health care service plan to notify an enrollee by email or text message, as specified and only if the enrollee has opted in and provided their contact information, at least 60 days before the termination date of a contract between a health care service plan and a provider group or a general acute care hospital to which the enrollee is assigned. If the plan reaches an agreement with a terminating or terminated provider after sending the notice of termination, the bill would require the health care service plan to send written notice by United States mail and by email or text message, as specified and only if the enrollee has opted in and provided their contact information, to affected enrollees no later than 10 business days after department approval of the notice. If the agreement is to renew, enter into a new contract, or to not terminate their contract before the termination date in the notice of termination, the bill would require the health care service plan to notify enrollees that they will remain assigned to the provider. If the agreement is to renew, enter into a new contract, or to not terminate their contract after the termination date in the notice of termination, the bill would require the health care service plan to notify and offer each affected enrollee the option to return to that provider. The bill would require a health care service plan to submit these notices to the department for approval within 5 business days of reaching an agreement. Because a willful violation of these provisions would be a crime, this 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 2613?
Sharp-Collins is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2613, 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's requirements a crime. Existing law requires a health care service plan to notify an enrollee by United States mail at least 60 days before the termination date of a contract between a health care service plan and a provider group or a general acute care hospital to which the enrollee is assigned. If the plan reaches an agreement with a terminated provider after sending that notice, existing law requires the plan to offer each affected enrollee the option to return to that provider and to reassign the enrollee to another provider if the enrollee does not exercise that option. This bill would additionally require a health care service plan to notify an enrollee by email or text message, as specified and only if the enrollee has opted in and provided their contact information, at least 60 days before the termination date of a contract between a health care service plan and a provider group or a general acute care hospital to which the enrollee is assigned. If the plan reaches an agreement with a terminating or terminated provider after sending the notice of termination, the bill would require the health care service plan to send written notice by United States mail and by email or text message, as specified and only if the enrollee has opted in and provided their contact information, to affected enrollees no later than 10 business days after department approval of the notice. If the agreement is to renew, enter into a new contract, or to not terminate their contract before the termination date in the notice of termination, the bill would require the health care service plan to notify enrollees that they will remain assigned to the provider. If the agreement is to renew, enter into a new contract, or to not terminate their contract after the termination date in the notice of termination, the bill would require the health care service plan to notify and offer each affected enrollee the option to return to that provider. The bill would require a health care service plan to submit these notices to the department for approval within 5 business days of reaching an agreement. Because a willful violation of these provisions would be a crime, this 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
- 2026-03-19
- Latest action
- 2026-09-18 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 306, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Sharp-Collinsauthor
- Addiscoauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-18
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 306, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-18
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 77. Noes 0.).
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 77. Noes 0. Page 6721.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-24
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-21
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-04
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-03
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-06-29
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-25
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 24).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-06-03
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
referral-committee
2026-05-21
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-21
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5184.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 13).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-28
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2026-04-27
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-23
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 21).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-23
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
referral-committee
2026-03-19
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
referral-committee
2026-03-19
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
2026-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20
Read first time. To print.
reading-1
Versions
- 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
- 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-19Compare
- 04/27/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-27Compare
- 06/29/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-29Compare
- 08/21/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-21Compare
- 09/01/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-01Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-21 · pass · 16-0
Member-level votes (16)
- Patel: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Chen: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Addis: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
Do pass.
2026-05-13 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Pacheco: yes
- Krell: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ta: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
AB 2613 Sharp-Collins Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-21 · pass · 74-0
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
- Ellis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Solache: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Patel: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Wicks: 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
- Hoover: 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
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Ramos: other
- Garcia: other
- Lackey: other
- Arambula: other
- Chen: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer 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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