CA SB 449
deadHealth care service plan requirements.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did CA SB 449 pass?
No. CA SB 449 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-02). Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
What is CA SB 449 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 to meet specified requirements, and requires a health care service plan contract to provide to subscribers and enrollees specified basic health care services. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Who sponsors CA SB 449?
Valladares is the primary sponsor of CA SB 449.
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 to meet specified requirements, and requires a health care service plan contract to provide to subscribers and enrollees specified basic health care services. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-18
- Latest action
- 2026-02-02 — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Valladaresauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-02-18
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2025-02-19
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2025-02-26
Referred to Com. on RLS.
referral-committee
2026-02-02
Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
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Related bills
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