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AB 1770: Arbitration: health care service plans: Lindalee’s Law.
What AB 1770 does, verified September 29, 2026
<p>The bill requires the California Attorney General to oversee compliance by health care service plans with regulations regarding the use of binding arbitration for dispute resolution. It also authorizes the Attorney General to request reports from health care service plans to ensure adherence to these regulations.</p>
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Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 545, Statutes of 2026. (2026-09-27)Alert me
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| Sep. 27, 2026 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 545, Statutes of 2026. |
| Sep. 27, 2026 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Sep. 04, 2026 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. |
| Aug. 27, 2026 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 16. Page 6710.). |
| Aug. 27, 2026 | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
Latest bill textChaptered version, September 27, 2026 · 475 words
Assembly Bill No. 1770
CHAPTER 545
An act to add Section 12529.9 to the Government Code, relating to arbitration.
[ Approved by Governor September 27, 2026. Filed with Secretary of State September 27, 2026. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1770, Garcia. Arbitration: health care service plans: Lindalee’s Law.
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 contract that includes terms requiring binding arbitration for dispute settlement to provide a specified disclosure to subscribers or enrollees. Existing law, the California Arbitration Act, provides a statutory framework for the enforcement of contractual arbitration under California law. Existing law establishes standards for arbitration, and requires a court to vacate an arbitration award if it makes certain findings.
This bill would require the Attorney General to oversee compliance by health care service plans with specified provisions regulating the use of binding arbitration to settle disputes. The bill would authorize the Attorney General to require reports from health care service plans for this purpose. The bill would also require the Attorney General to notify the director of the department of any corrective action taken pursuant to these provisions.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
This act shall be known, and may be cited, as Lindalee’s Law.SEC. 2.
Section 12529.9 is added to the Government Code, to read:12529.9.
(a) The Attorney General shall have oversight over, and may require reports from, health care service plans to ensure that health care service plan contracts that include a term requiring the parties to submit to binding arbitration to settle disputes comply with the requirements set forth in Section 1363.1 and Sections 1373.19 to 1373.21, inclusive, of the Health and Safety Code.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, an arbitration claim initiated pursuant to a health care service plan shall be conducted pursuant to Title 9 (commencing with Section 1280) and Title 9.1 (commencing with Section 1295) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(c) The authority of the Attorney General to act based on the oversight granted under subdivision (a), including investigating and prosecuting violations of state unfair competition laws or any other state law, is not narrowed, abrogated, or otherwise altered by this section or any other law.
(d) The authority of the Department of Managed Health Care to act under Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, including Section 1363.1 and Sections 1373.19 to 1373.21, inclusive, is not narrowed, abrogated, or otherwise altered by this section.
(e) The Attorney General shall inform the Director of the Department of Managed Health Care of any compliance action taken pursuant to this section.
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