It passed in the Assembly Committee on Aug. 16, 2006.
Here is an article from Aug. 10, before the Assembly Committee passed it:
Bill's supporters seeking state-run health insurance
http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/14292784p-15132055c.html
Democratic state lawmakers are embracing the one solution to spiraling health care costs that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he has ruled out: eliminating private insurance plans in favor of a single-payer system that allows the state government to buy health services for everyone.
With three weeks left in the legislative session, a single-payer bill, Senate Bill 840 by Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica, is heading toward the Assembly floor for a vote.
The measure establishes a system that, in theory, would be funded by payroll taxes on businesses of 8 percent and individual income taxes of 3 percent. Those taxes would replace the premiums that individuals and businesses now pay to insurance companies.
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It's comforting to know that Arnold ruled it out, so presumably he would veto it, if it hits his desk. But if Angelides gets elected, he'll sign it.