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California Unemployment Insurance Code

§ 19000.5

UIC § 19000.5 Effective Jul 6, 2026Div. 11
(a)(1) On or before March 1, 2027, the Department of Finance shall present to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee one or more options for holding the state’s largest corporations accountable for the taxpayer costs of their employees enrolled in the Medi-Cal program (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).
(2)One of the options presented by the department pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include a premium paid by employers with at least 250 employees to offset the taxpayer costs of their employees enrolled in the Medi-Cal program who are not offered employer health coverage.
(b)Each option presented by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include all of the following:

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 64, Sec. 1. (SB 177) Effective July 6, 2026. Conditionally operative as prescribed by its own provisions.

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