CaliforniaPublic Agency Benefits Intermediary Compensation Disclosure Act.
What it does
Existing law requires various disclosures to be made regarding health care service plan and health insurance benefits and coverages. Existing law generally regulates the conduct of business between health care service plans and solicitors and health insurers and broker-agents, including requirements regarding contracts in which the solicitor represents the health care service plan or the broker-agent represents the insurer.
More detail
This bill, the Public Agency Benefits Intermediary Compensation Disclosure Act, would require a covered service provider, defined to mean a broker, agent, consultant, or advisor that meets specified criteria, to disclose to a public agency, as defined, or its group health plan the direct and indirect compensation it expects to receive for providing brokerage or consulting services, among other information, before it enters into, extends, renews, or materially amends a contract or arrangement for brokerage services or consulting services with the public agency or its plan. The bill would also require a covered service provider to disclose compensation and material financial interests related to a covered health care benefits arrangement that the covered service provider recommends, places, renews, services, or materially influences for the public agency or its group health plan. Disclosure would be required under these provisions if the covered service provider reasonably expects it would receive $1,000 or more in compensation during the term of the contract or arrangement. The bill would require these disclosures at specified times.
This bill would prohibit a covered service provider from requesting, accepting, or receiving direct or indirect compensation in connection with brokerage services or consulting services provided to a public agency or its plan unless the compensation is disclosed, and would prohibit evasion of disclosure requirements.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Sep 30Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1020, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 30Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 31Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 26Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 1. Page 5831.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB1244 Allen et al. Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 25In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 1244 Allen Senate Third Reading By Patel. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 25Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 2. Page 6521.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 19Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 19Read third time and amended.Major
- Aug 6Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 5From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 5).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 5Coauthors revised.
- Jul 1From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 30
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 11From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.Major
- Jun 8Referred to Com. on HEALTH.Minor
- May 19In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- May 18Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 0. Page 4317.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 5Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 4From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.Minor
- Apr 24Set for hearing May 4.
- Apr 22From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3979.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 21
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 9Set for hearing April 21.
- Apr 8Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Mar 26Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Mar 26Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Mar 25From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS.Major
- Mar 4Referred to Coms. on INS. and HEALTH.Minor
- Feb 20From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
- Feb 19Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced