The Economic Impact of Proposition 72 on California Employers
September 2004
On January 1, 2006, California businesses will be subjected to one of the most costly and inefficient pieces of labor law legislation ever created. California’s Senate Bill 2 (referred to in this study interchangeably as SB 2, the Health Insurance Act of 2003, HIA, and Proposition 72) requires all employers in California with more than 20 employees to provide full medical insurance for their employees.…