CaliforniaMedi-Cal: Fair Share from Big Corporations Act.
What it does
Existing law establishes the California Health and Human Services Agency, headed by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services. Existing law further establishes, within the agency, a number of departments and other entities, including the State Department of Health Care Services. Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income persons receive health care benefits.
More detail
This bill would create the Fair Share from Big Corporations Act pursuant to which the Department of Finance would be required to, on or before March 1, 2027, present to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee one or more options for holding the state's largest corporations accountable for the taxpayer costs of their employees enrolled in the Medi-Cal program, as specified, unless the Medicaid program-related provisions of a specified federal law are repealed on or before March 1, 2027.
The bill would appropriate $10,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Finance for purposes of implementing the these provisions.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 6Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Laird.Latest
- Jun 17Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 17From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (June 17).Minor
- Jun 15In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Jun 12From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R.Major
- 2025
- Apr 2Referred to Com. on B. & F. R.Minor
- Mar 20In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 177 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 20Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 751.)Passed Assembly
- Mar 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Mar 17(Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 643.)
- Mar 17Ordered to second reading.Minor
- Mar 17Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Feb 3Referred to Com. on BUDGET.Minor
- Jan 9From printer. May be heard in committee February 8.
- Jan 8Read first time. To print.Introduced