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HB 1764 - Prohibits Mandatory Participation in a Health Care System - Key Vote

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Linda Black voted Yea (Concurrence Vote) on this legislation.

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Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (108-47) - (Key vote)

Title: Prohibits Mandatory Participation in a Health Care System

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to repass a bill after having concurred with Senate amendments that no person, employer, or health care provider is obligated to participate in any health care system.

Highlights:
-Establishes that no law or rule will compel, directly or indirectly, any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in any health care system (Sec. A). -Specifies that a person or employer will not be subject by law or rule to pay penalties or fine for paying directly for lawful health care services (Sec. A). -Specifies that the purchase or sale of health insurance in private health care systems will not be prohibited by law (Sec. A). -Defines "lawful health care services" as any health related service or treatment which is not prohibited by law or regulation under such terms that it may be provided by persons or businesses certified to offer such services (Sec. A). -This is a substitute bill sponsored by Rep. John Diehl.
Note:

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

NOTE: THE LEGISLATURE PROVIDES ITS MEMBERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BOTH VOTE ON WHETHER TO CONCUR WITH THE OPPOSING CHAMBER'S AMENDMENTS AND, IF THE CONCURRENCE VOTE SUCCEEDS, VOTE TO REPASS THE BILL AFTER THE AMENDMENTS ARE INCORPORATED. THIS IS A VOTE ON REPASSAGE OF THE BILL AFTER THE MEMBERS CONCURRED WITH THE OPPOSING CHAMBER'S AMENDMENTS.

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Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (26-8) - (Key vote)

Title: Prohibits Mandatory Participation in a Health Care System

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits any person, employer, or health care provider from being obligated to participate in any health care system.

Highlights:
-Establishes that no law or rule will compel, directly or indirectly, any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in any health care system (Sec. A). -Specifies that a person or employer will not be subject by law or rule to pay penalties or fine for paying directly for lawful health care services (Sec. A). -Specifies that the purchase or sale of health insurance in private health care systems will not be prohibited by law (Sec. A). -Defines "lawful health care services" as any health related service or treatment which is not prohibited by law or regulation under such terms that it may be provided by persons or businesses certified to offer such services (Sec. A). -This is a substitute bill sponsored by Rep. John Diehl.
Note:

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

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Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (137-12) -
Legislation - Introduced (House) -

Title: Prohibits Mandatory Participation in a Health Care System

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