AB 224: Health care coverage: essential health benefits.

California · Assembly · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified December 7, 2025

What AB 224 does, verified December 7, 2025

This bill aims to review California's essential health benefits benchmark plan and establish a new one for the 2027 plan year. If approved by the US Department of Health and Human Services, health insurers will be required to include additional benefits, such as coverage for specified fertility services and durable medical equipment, in their policies. The new benchmark plan will go into effect on January 1, 2027.

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Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 680, Statutes of 2025. (2025-09-03)Alert me

Author and sponsors

Asm. Mia BontaAuthor · California State Assembly

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Coauthors

Caroline Menjivar

Recent actions26 total · showing 5

Oct. 13, 2025	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 680, Statutes of 2025.
Oct. 13, 2025	Approved by the Governor.
Sep. 15, 2025	Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Sep. 08, 2025	Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 3013.).
Sep. 08, 2025	Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 3013.).

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