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SB-449 • 2026

Health care service plan requirements.

Health care service plan requirements.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Valladares
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact nature of the technical, non-substantive changes is not specified in the official source material and will be clearer once the final version of the bill is available.

Health Care Service Plan Requirements

The bill makes technical, non-substantive changes to the rules for health care service plans.

What This Bill Does

  • Updates existing laws about how health care service plans are licensed and regulated by the Department of Managed Health Care.
  • Makes technical, non-substantive changes to these rules.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Health care service plans
  • The Department of Managed Health Care

Terms To Know

Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975
A law that sets rules for licensing and regulating health care service plans.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not change the basic requirements or services provided by health care service plans.
  • It is unclear what specific technical changes will be made until the final version of the bill is available.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. 2025-02-26 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

  3. 2025-02-19 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.

  4. 2025-02-18 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 449, as introduced, Valladares.
Health care service plan requirements.
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. Existing law requires a health care service plan to meet specified requirements, and requires a health care service plan contract to provide to subscribers and enrollees specified basic health care services.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

Current Bill Text

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