Triggering event: pregnancy.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Celeste Rodriguez
Last action: 2026-06-03
Official status: Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how pregnancy will be verified.

Making Pregnancy a Reason to Change Health Plans

AB-2066 makes pregnancy a triggering event, allowing individuals to enroll in or change their health benefit plans due to pregnancy.

What This Bill Does

Makes pregnancy a triggering event for enrolling in or changing health benefit plans.
Requires health care service plans and disability insurers to allow changes due to pregnancy.
Imposes criminal penalties for willful violations by health care service plans.

Who It Names or Affects

People who are pregnant
Health care service plans and disability insurers

Terms To Know

Triggering event: An event that allows someone to join or change their health benefit plan.
Health benefit plan: A type of insurance that covers medical costs and services for a person.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify the exact details on how pregnancy will be verified.
The bill has passed both chambers but does not have an effective date yet.

Bill History

2026-06-03 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-05-21 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-21 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0.)
2026-05-18 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-03-25 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-25 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2026-03-02 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2026-02-18 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2066, as introduced, Celeste Rodriguez.
Triggering event: pregnancy.
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 provides for the regulation of disability insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan or disability insurer to allow an individual to enroll in or change their health benefit plan as a result of a specified triggering event.
This bill would make pregnancy a triggering event for purposes of enrollment or changing a health benefit plan. Because a willful violation of this provision by a health care service plan 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.

Current Bill Text

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