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SB 189 (2013-2014) - An Act to Add and Repeal Section 1367.007 of the Health and Safety Code, and to Add and Repeal Section 10112.7 of the Insurance Code, Relating to Health Care Coverage.

Health care coverage: wellness programs

Bill Monning / The bill was voted on by a Senate committee on May 20, 2013.

Existing law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), enacts various health care coverage market reforms that take effect January 1, 2014. Among other things, PPACA allows the premium rate charged by a health insurance issuer offering small group or individual coverage to vary only by family composition, rating area, age, and tobacco use, as specified, and prohibits… More

Existing law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), enacts various health care coverage market reforms that take effect January 1, 2014. Among other things, PPACA allows the premium rate charged by a health insurance issuer offering small group or individual coverage to vary only by family composition, rating area, age, and tobacco use, as specified, and prohibits discrimination against individuals based on health status, as specified. PPACA prohibits a health insurance issuer from requiring any individual to pay a premium or contribution that is greater than the premium or contribution paid by a similarly situated individual on the basis of any health status-related factor and prohibits construing this provision to prevent a group health insurance issuer from establishing premium discounts or rebates or modifying copayments or deductibles in return for adherence to wellness programs, as specified. 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 also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law allows small employer health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies for plan years on or after January 1, 2014, to vary rates only based on age, geographic region, and family size, as specified. This bill, until January 1, 2020, would prohibit a health care service plan or health insurer from offering a wellness program in connection with a group health care service plan contract or group health insurance policy, or offering an incentive or reward under a group health care service plan contract or group health insurance policy, based on adherence to a wellness program, unless specified requirements are satisfied. The bill would specify that it does not apply to wellness programs established prior to its enactment provided that those programs comply with all other applicable laws, as specified. Because a willful violation of the bill’s requirements relative to health care service plans 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. Hide

SB 19 (2013-2014) - An Act to Amend, Repeal, and Add Section 6380 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, Relating to Taxation, to Take Effect Immediately, Tax Levy.

Sales and use taxes: exemptions: property for use in space flight

Steve Knight / The bill was voted on by a Senate committee on May 20, 2013.

Existing sales and use tax laws impose a tax on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state. The Sales and Use Tax Law provides various exemptions from those… More

Existing sales and use tax laws impose a tax on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state. The Sales and Use Tax Law provides various exemptions from those taxes, including an exemption for the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption of, qualified property for use in space flight. This bill would, until January 1, 2024, expand this exemption to also include equipment and materials used to construct, reconstruct, or improve new or existing facilities designed to launch, manufacture, fabricate, assemble, or process equipment that facilitates the renovation, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of commercial space launch sites. This bill would require the Legislative Analyst’s Office, by January 1, 2023, with information provided by the State Board of Equalization, to report to the Legislature on the effect of the exemption on employment and investment in the commercial space flight industry, using data, including, but not limited to, that produced by the Employment Development Department Labor Market Information Division. The Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law authorizes counties and cities to impose local sales and use taxes in conformity with the Sales and Use Tax Law, and existing law authorizes districts, as specified, to impose transactions and use taxes in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law, which conforms to the Sales and Use Tax Law. Amendments to state sales and use taxes are incorporated into these laws. Section 2230 of the Revenue and Taxation Code provides that the state will reimburse counties and cities for revenue losses caused by the enactment of sales and use tax exemptions. This bill would provide that, notwithstanding Section 2230 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, no appropriation is made and the state shall not reimburse any local agencies for sales and use tax revenues lost by them pursuant to this bill. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy, but its operative date would depend on its effective date. Hide

SB 211 (2013-2014) - An Act to Amend Sections 19551, 19551.1, and 19551.5 Of, the Revenue and Taxation Code, Relating to Taxation.

Tax administration: disclosure of information: Franchise Tax Board and cities

Curren Price / The bill was voted on by a Senate committee on May 20, 2013.

Existing law authorizes, until December 31, 2013, a city that has entered into a reciprocal agreement, as defined, with the Franchise Tax Board, to exchange tax information, as provided. Existing law limits the use of the tax data received from the Franchise Tax Board for business tax administration purposes and provides that any other use or disclosure of the information is punishable as a… More

Existing law authorizes, until December 31, 2013, a city that has entered into a reciprocal agreement, as defined, with the Franchise Tax Board, to exchange tax information, as provided. Existing law limits the use of the tax data received from the Franchise Tax Board for business tax administration purposes and provides that any other use or disclosure of the information is punishable as a misdemeanor. This bill would extend the authorization until January 1, 2019, and extend the repeal date of the provisions relating to the reciprocal agreements between the Franchise Tax Board and cities. This bill would add an additional limitation on the use of the tax data to require the data to be utilized in a form and manner to safeguard the tax information, as prescribed. Because this bill would continue the operation of the reciprocal agreement exchange, and the unauthorized use of such information would be a crime, it 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. Hide

SB 218 (2013-2014) - An Act to Amend Sections 4935, 4955, 4955.1, 4955.2, 4956, 4960.2, 4961, 4965, 4966, 4967, and 4969 Of, to Add Section 4964.5 To, and to Add Article 3 (Commencing with Section 4950) to Chapter 12 of Division 2 Of, the Business and Professions Code, Relating to Healing Arts.

Healing arts

Leland Yee / The bill was voted on by a Senate committee on May 20, 2013.

Existing law, the Acupuncture Licensure Act, establishes the Acupuncture Board and makes it responsible for enforcing and administering the act, including licensing persons who meet specified licensure requirements. Under the act, licensees are titled “acupuncturists,” and are authorized to perform designated activities pursuant to their license. The unlawful practice of acupuncture, as… More

Existing law, the Acupuncture Licensure Act, establishes the Acupuncture Board and makes it responsible for enforcing and administering the act, including licensing persons who meet specified licensure requirements. Under the act, licensees are titled “acupuncturists,” and are authorized to perform designated activities pursuant to their license. The unlawful practice of acupuncture, as specified, is a crime. This bill would, commencing May 1, 2014, require the board to issue a certificate to practice as a traditional Chinese medicine traumatologist to an applicant who meets certain education, training, and clinical experience requirements and pays a fee of an unspecified amount. This bill would require the board to establish the California Traditional Chinese Medicine Traumatology Committee to provide advice and carry out specified duties, including investigation and evaluation of whether an applicant meets those education, training, and clinical experience requirements. The bill would set forth procedures for the renewal of an unexpired or expired certificate to perform traditional Chinese medicine traumatology and would establish fees in unspecified amounts in that regard. This bill would make it an unfair business practice to use the title of “certified traditional Chinese medicine traumatologist” without meeting these certification requirements and would authorize the board to suspend or revoke a certificate for unprofessional conduct, certain fraudulent acts, or specified crimes committed by the certificate holder. The bill would also make it a crime to use the title of “certified traditional Chinese medicine traumatologist” without meeting these certification requirements and to fraudulently buy or sell a certificate for traditional Chinese medicine traumatology, thereby imposing 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. Hide

SB 222 (2013-2014) - An Act to Add Chapter 2.6 (Commencing with Section 56.18) to Part 2.6 of Division 1 of the Civil Code, Relating to Genetic Information.

Genetic information: privacy

Alex Padilla / The bill was voted on by a Senate committee on May 20, 2013.

Existing law prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual’s genetic information. Existing law protects the genetic test result contained in the medical records of an applicant to, or enrollee of, a health care service plan. Existing law establishes civil and criminal penalties for the negligent or willful disclosure of a persons genetic test results, as specified. This bill would… More

Existing law prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual’s genetic information. Existing law protects the genetic test result contained in the medical records of an applicant to, or enrollee of, a health care service plan. Existing law establishes civil and criminal penalties for the negligent or willful disclosure of a persons genetic test results, as specified. This bill would enact the Genetic Information Privacy Act, which would declare that an individual’s genetic information is protected by the right of privacy. The bill would prohibit any person from collecting, storing, analyzing, or disclosing genetic information without the written authorization of the individual to whom the information pertains, and would include related findings and declarations. It also would prescribe specific circumstances under which genetic information may be collected, stored, analyzed, or disclosed without the authorization. The bill would establish civil and criminal penalties for a violation of its provisions. By creating new crimes, 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. Hide

SB 239 (2013-2014) - An Act to Amend Section 14167.35 Of, and to Add Article 5.230 (Commencing with Section 14169.51) and Article 5.231 (Commencing with Section 14169.71) to Chapter 7 of Part 3 of Division 9 Of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, Relating to Medi-Cal, and Declaring the Urgency Thereof, to Take Effect Immediately.

Medi-Cal: hospital quality assurance fee

Ed Hernandez, Darrell Steinberg / The bill was voted on by a Senate committee on May 20, 2013.

Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Existing law, subject to federal approval, imposes a quality assurance fee, as specified, on certain general… More

Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Existing law, subject to federal approval, imposes a quality assurance fee, as specified, on certain general acute care hospitals from July 1, 2011, through December 31, 2013. Existing law, subject to federal approval, requires the fee to be deposited into the Hospital Quality Assurance Revenue Fund, and requires that the moneys in the fund be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, only for certain purposes, including, among other things, paying for health care coverage for children and making supplemental payments for certain services to private hospitals, increased capitation payments to Medi-Cal managed care plans, and increased payments to mental health plans. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to impose a quality assurance fee to be paid by hospitals, which would be used to increase federal financial participation in order to make supplemental Medi-Cal payments to hospitals for the period of January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2015, and to help pay for health care coverage for low-income children. This bill would require the department to make every effort to obtain the necessary federal approvals to implement the quality assurance fee as described. This bill would, subject to federal approval, impose a hospital quality assurance fee, as specified, on certain general acute care hospitals from January 1, 2014, through December 30, 2015, to be deposited into the Hospital Quality Assurance Revenue Fund. This bill would, subject to federal approval, impose a hospital quality assurance fee, as specified, on certain general acute care hospitals from January 1, 2014, through December 30, 2015, to be deposited into the Hospital Quality Assurance Revenue Fund. The bill would, subject to federal approval, require supplemental payments to be made to private hospitals for certain services and increased capitation payments to be made to Medi-Cal managed care plans, as specified. The bill would also make conforming changes. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. Hide

SB 241 (2013-2014) - An Act to Add Part 21 (Commencing with Section 42001) to Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, Relating to Taxation, and Making an Appropriation Therefor.

Oil Severance Tax Law

Noreen Evans / The bill was voted on by a Senate committee on May 20, 2013.

Existing law imposes various taxes, including taxes on the privilege of engaging in certain activities. The Fee Collection Procedures Law, the violation of which is a crime, provides procedures for the collection of certain fees and surcharges. This bill would impose an oil and gas severance tax upon any operator, as defined, for the privilege of severing oil or gas from the earth or water in… More

Existing law imposes various taxes, including taxes on the privilege of engaging in certain activities. The Fee Collection Procedures Law, the violation of which is a crime, provides procedures for the collection of certain fees and surcharges. This bill would impose an oil and gas severance tax upon any operator, as defined, for the privilege of severing oil or gas from the earth or water in this state for sale, transport, consumption, storage, profit, or use, as provided, at the specified rates, calculated as provided. The tax would be administered by the State Board of Equalization and would be collected pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Fee Collection Procedures Law. The bill would require the board to deposit all tax revenues, penalties, and interest collected pursuant to these provisions into the California Higher Education Fund, a continuously appropriated fund created by this bill, for allocation to the Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and to a reserve account, as provided. Because this bill would expand the scope of the Fee Collection Procedures Law, the violation of which is a crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would include a change in state statute that would result in a taxpayer paying a higher tax within the meaning of Section 3 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution, and thus would require for passage the approval of 23 of the membership of each house of the Legislature. 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. Hide

SB 244 (2013-2014) - An Act to Amend Section 647 of the Penal Code, Relating to Crimes.

Disorderly conduct

Carol Liu / The bill was voted on by a Senate committee on April 30, 2013.

Under existing law, a person who commits certain acts, including soliciting or, engaging in lewd or dissolute conduct in a public place, is guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. This bill would make a violation of that provision involving any adult who solicits a minor to engage in or who engages in lewd or dissolute conduct with a minor in a public place punishable by imprisonment in a… More

Under existing law, a person who commits certain acts, including soliciting or, engaging in lewd or dissolute conduct in a public place, is guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. This bill would make a violation of that provision involving any adult who solicits a minor to engage in or who engages in lewd or dissolute conduct with a minor in a public place punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 90 days, except as specified. Existing law also provides that a person who solicits or agrees to engage in or who engages in any act of prostitution, as specified, is guilty of disorderly conduct. This bill would make a violation of that provision involving any adult who solicits or who agrees to engage in or who engages in an act of prostitution where the other party to the act is a minor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 90 days, except as specified. By expanding the definition of 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. Hide

SB 267 (2013-2014) - An Act to Add Section 12289 to the Elections Code, Relating to Elections.

Polling places: higher education campuses

Fran Pavley / The bill was voted on by a Senate committee on May 20, 2013.

(1)Existing law requires elections officials to establish a convenient number of election precincts and designate a polling place for each precinct. Under existing law, the local elections official may request the use of school buildings as polling places. This bill would, for statewide general elections held in November of each even-numbered year, require the county or city and county elections… More

(1)Existing law requires elections officials to establish a convenient number of election precincts and designate a polling place for each precinct. Under existing law, the local elections official may request the use of school buildings as polling places. This bill would, for statewide general elections held in November of each even-numbered year, require the county or city and county elections official to establish precincts consisting solely of, and corresponding polling places within, each campus of a community college, the California State University, or the University of California, if the campus meets specified requirements. The bill would require the California State University and the California Community Colleges, and request the University of California, to provide access for the use of their campuses as polling places. By requiring county and city and county elections officials to perform new duties, and the California Community Colleges to provide access as polling places, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2)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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions. Hide

SB 274 (2013-2014) - An Act to Amend Sections 3040, 4057, 7601, 7612, and 8617 Of, and to Add Section 4052.5 To, the Family Code, Relating to Family Law.

Family law: parentage: child custody and support

Mark Leno / The bill was voted on by a Senate committee on May 20, 2013.

(1)Under existing law, a man is conclusively presumed to be the father of a child if he was married to and cohabiting with the child’s mother, except as specified. Existing law also provides that if a man signs a voluntary declaration of paternity, it has the force and effect of a judgment of paternity, subject to certain exceptions. Existing law further provides that a man is rebuttably… More

(1)Under existing law, a man is conclusively presumed to be the father of a child if he was married to and cohabiting with the child’s mother, except as specified. Existing law also provides that if a man signs a voluntary declaration of paternity, it has the force and effect of a judgment of paternity, subject to certain exceptions. Existing law further provides that a man is rebuttably presumed to be the father if he was married to, or attempted to marry, the mother before or after the birth of the child, or he receives the child as his own and openly holds the child out as his own. Under existing law, the latter presumptions are rebutted by a judgment establishing paternity by another man. This bill would authorize a court to find that more than 2 persons with a claim to parentage, as specified, are parents if the court finds that recognizing only 2 parents would be detrimental to the child. The bill would direct the court, in making this determination, to consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the harm of removing the child from a stable placement with a parent who has fulfilled the child’s physical needs and the child’s psychological needs for care and affection, and who has assumed that role for a substantial period of time. (2)The Uniform Parentage Act defines the parent and child relationship as the legal relationship existing between a child and the child’s parents, including the mother and child relationship and the father and child relationship, and governs proceedings to establish that relationship. This bill would provide that a child may have a parent and child relationship with more than 2 parents. The bill would require any reference to 2 parents to be interpreted to apply to all of a child’s parents where a child is found to have more than 2 parents, as specified. (3)Existing law requires a family court to determine the best interest of the child for purposes of deciding child custody in proceedings for dissolution of marriage, nullity of marriage, legal separation of the parties, petitions for exclusive custody of a child, and proceedings under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act. In making that determination, existing law requires the court to consider specified factors, including the health, safety, and welfare of the child. Existing law establishes an order of preference for allocating child custody and directs the court to choose a parenting plan that is in the child’s best interest. This bill would, in the case of a child with more than 2 parents, require the court to allocate custody and visitation among the parents based on the best interest of the child, as specified. (4)Under existing law, the parents of a minor child are responsible for supporting the child. Existing law establishes the statewide uniform guideline for calculating court-ordered child support, which is rebuttably presumed to be the correct amount of child support. Existing law provides that the presumption may be rebutted by admissible evidence showing that application of the uniform guideline would be unjust or inappropriate because of one or more factors found to be applicable and the court provides certain information in writing, as specified. This bill would direct the court to apply the statewide uniform guideline in a case where a child has more than 2 parents by dividing the child support obligations among the parents based on the income of each of the parents and the amount of time spent with the child by each parent. The bill would require the court to divide child support obligations among the parents in a just and appropriate manner, as specified, if the court finds that applying the statewide uniform guideline to a child with more than 2 parents would be unjust and inappropriate, as specified. (5)Under existing law, the birth parents of an adopted child are, from the time of the adoption, relieved of all parental duties towards, and all responsibility for, the adopted child, and have no right over the child. This bill would provide that the termination of the parental duties and responsibility of the parent or parents may be waived by agreement of the parent or parents and the prospective adoptive parent. Hide