BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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(Without Reference to File)
CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB
1607 (Committee on Budget)
As Amended June 13, 2016
2/3 vote. Budget Bill Appropriation Takes Effect Immediately.
Urgency
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Original Committee Reference: BUDGET
SUMMARY: This is the Hospital Quality Assurance Fee Extension
Trailer Bill for 2016-17. It contains necessary changes related
to the Budget Act of 2016.
The Senate amendments delete the Assembly version of this bill,
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and instead:
1)Extends the existing Hospital Quality Assurance Fee by moving
the sunset date from January 1, 2017 to January 1, 2018.
2)Requires that moneys in the Hospital Quality Assurance Revenue
Fund be continuously appropriated for the purposes of the Act
that establishes and authorizes the Hospital Quality Assurance
Fee.
3)Is expected to result in approximately $845 million in General
Fund savings in the 2017-18 Fiscal Year.
COMMENTS: This bill is a budget trailer bill within the overall
2016-17 budget package to implement actions taken affecting the
Department of Health Care Services.
Analysis Prepared by:
Andrea Margolis / Budget / 916-319-2099 FN:
0003440