Voluntary employees' beneficiary association pilot program.

Removed 'line X' amendment tracking markers from the bill text, converting it to clean enrolled format.

Added enrollment language including 'Passed the Assembly August 25, 2026,' 'Passed the Senate August 24, 2026,' governor receipt date line, and 'Approved ___, 2026' signature block.

Removed session header lines ('AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 29, 2026,' 'AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2026') and the vote/appropriation/fiscal committee summary line at the end of the digest.

Reformatted line wrapping in the legislative counsel's digest and adjusted page numbers throughout the document.

Pilot program end date shortened from December 31, 2032 to December 31, 2030.

Sunset/repeal date pulled forward from January 1, 2033 to January 1, 2031.

Interim report deadline clarified as before January 1, 2029 (Assembly version had ambiguous markup referencing both December 31 and January 1, 2029).

The Assembly's expansion of the pilot program to all of California was removed; the pilot remains limited to southern California.

New mandatory termination requirement: the department must terminate the pilot program before its end date if any report identifies significant negative findings, including serious deficiencies that could cause enrollee harm.

The interim report due before January 1, 2029 must now include policy recommendations for the Legislature regarding whether to continue the pilot program's authority.

The pilot program end date was shortened from December 31, 2032 to December 31, 2030, reducing the total duration of the VEBA pilot by two years.

The automatic repeal date for the section was shortened from January 1, 2033 to January 1, 2031, consistent with the earlier pilot end date.

The interim report deadline was changed from 'after the termination of the pilot program and before January 1, 2029' to simply 'before December 31, 2029,' making it a true mid-program report due while the pilot is still active rather than a post-termination report.