Bill Sponsor
California Assembly Bill 1032
Session 20252026
Coverage for behavioral health visits.
Active
Active
Vetoed by Governor on Oct 13, 2025
Sponsors
First Action
Feb 20, 2025
Latest Action
Oct 13, 2025
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1032
State
California
Session
20252026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Author
Democrat
Author
Unknown
Rubio
Coauthor
Assembly Votes (4)
Senate Votes (4)
Summary
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 health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2021, to provide coverage for medically necessary treatment of mental health and substance use disorders, as defined, under the same terms and conditions applied to other medical conditions. This bill would generally require a large group health care service plan contract or health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, to reimburse an eligible enrollee or insured for up to 12 visits with a behavioral health provider if the enrollee or insured lives in a county where a local or state emergency has been declared due to wildfires and the enrollee or insured has experienced a loss, trauma, or displacement because of the fire. The bill would prohibit these benefits from being subject to utilization review. The bill would require a health care service plan contract or health insurer to provide notice to all affected enrollees of these provisions, as specified. Because a willful violation of these provisions 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. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Documents (9)
10/13/2025
Assembly
Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
10/13/2025
Assembly
Vetoed by Governor.
09/24/2025
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
09/12/2025
Assembly
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3386.).
09/12/2025
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
09/11/2025
Senate
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 1.).
09/02/2025
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/29/2025
Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
08/29/2025
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (August 29).
08/18/2025
Senate
In committee: Referred to suspense file.
07/15/2025
Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
07/14/2025
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 9).
06/11/2025
Senate
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
06/03/2025
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
06/02/2025
Assembly
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 1872.).
05/27/2025
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/23/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 23).
05/21/2025
Assembly
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1627.)
05/21/2025
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
05/14/2025
Assembly
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
05/06/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
05/05/2025
Assembly
Read second time and amended.
05/01/2025
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 29).
03/10/2025
Assembly
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
02/21/2025
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
02/20/2025
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 21, 2025 6:04:32 AM
Record Updated
Oct 24, 2025 8:28:39 AM