Legislation approved by California's Senate would provide low-income state residents with health coverage for as little as $30 a month.

The measure allows for the creation of a Basic Health Plan, which would provide coverage to more than 720,000 qualifying uninsured California residents, according to estimates.

The law, SB 703, authored by Sen. Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina), would provide health care coverage for monthly payments that are lower than any other option under the federal health care law.

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