Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill with amendment that establishes a state wide individual mandate program.

Highlights:

• Requires the Franchise Tax Board to report to the state legislature on the following information, on or before March 1, 2022, and each following year (Sec. 1):

• The minimum essential coverage individual mandate;

• The individual shared responsibility penalty; and

• State financial subsidies paid for health care coverage.

• Establishes the California Health Benefit Exchange, also known as Covered California, to facilitate the enrollment of qualified individuals and qualified small employers in qualified health plans (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires individuals and any dependents of the individual to maintain minimum essential coverage, and failure to do so will result in a penalty for the individual or household (Sec. 1).

• Requires the report to the state legislature to document (Sec. 1):

• The total number of applicable households paying the penalty and the total number of dependents for whom the applicable household pays the penalty;

• The total penalty amounts imposed by county and adjusted income class; 

• The total statewide penalty imposed and the total number of exemptions applied, as well as common qualifications for exemptions applied;

• The number of applicable households paying the penalty and the number of dependents within these households paying the penalty, by federal poverty level category; and

• The number and amount of state financial subsidies paid and adjustments made through reconciliations, by county and by federal poverty level category. 

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes a state wide individual mandate program.

Highlights:

• Requires the Franchise Tax Board to report to the state legislature on the following specified information, on or before March 1, 2022 and each following year (Sec. 1):

• The minimum essential coverage individual mandate;

• The individual shared responsibility penalty; and

• State financial subsidies paid for health care coverage.

• Establishes the California Health Benefit Exchange, also known as Covered California, to facilitate the enrollment of qualified individuals and qualified small employers in qualified health plans (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires individuals and any dependents of the individual to maintain minimum essential coverage, and failure to do so will result in a penalty for the individual or household (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the report to the state legislature will document (Sec. 1):

• The total number of applicable households paying the penalty and the total number of dependents for whom the applicable household pays the penalty;

• The total penalty amounts imposed by county and adjusted income class; and

• The total statewide penalty imposed and the total number of exemptions applied, as well as common qualifications for exemptions applied;

• The number of applicable households paying the penalty and the number of dependents within these households paying the penalty, by federal poverty level category; and

• The number and amount of state financial subsidies paid and adjustments made through reconciliations, by county and by federal poverty level category.

Full Bill Text