SJR 1 - Constitutional Amendment Concerning Health Care - Ohio Key Vote
Cliff Rosenberger voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation-Joint Resolution.
Timeline
- House Joint Resolution Passed
- June 22, 2011
- Senate Joint Resolution Passed
- June 15, 2011
- Introduced
- Feb. 1, 2011
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Title: Constitutional Amendment Concerning Health Care
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a joint resolution that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that allows the state to opt out of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Highlights:
- Prohibits any law from compelling any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in a health care system (Sec. 21).
- Prohibits any law from prohibiting the purchase of health care or health insurance or the sale of health care or health insurance (Sec. 21).
- Prohibits any law from imposing a fine or penalty for the purchase of health care or health insurance (Sec. 21).
- Exempts from these provisions all of the following (Sec. 21):
- Any law in effect as of March 19, 2010;
- Required services of a hospital or other health care provider;
- Terms and conditions of government employment;
- Any law to deter fraud or punish wrongdoing in the health care industry; and
- Any law related to workers' compensation.
Title: Constitutional Amendment Concerning Health Care
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a joint resolution that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that allows the state to opt out of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Highlights:
- Prohibits any law from compelling any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in a health care system (Sec. 21).
- Prohibits any law from prohibiting the purchase of health care or health insurance or the sale of health care or health insurance (Sec. 21).
- Prohibits any law from imposing a fine or penalty for the purchase of health care or health insurance (Sec. 21).
- Exempts from these provisions all of the following (Sec. 21):
- Any law in effect as of March 19, 2010;
- Required services of a hospital or other health care provider;
- Terms and conditions of government employment;
- Any law to deter fraud or punish wrongdoing in the health care industry; and
- Any law related to workers' compensation.
Title: Constitutional Amendment Concerning Health Care
- Kevin R. Bacon (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill Beagle (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- David E. 'Dave' Burke (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- William P. 'Bill' Coley II (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- David T. Daniels (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Keith L. Faber (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randall L. 'Randy' Gardner (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Karen L. Gillmor (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bruce W. Goodwin (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clifford K. 'Cliff' Hite (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jay Hottinger (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- James Michael 'Jim' Hughes (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Shannon Jones (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kris Jordan (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank LaRose (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peggy Lehner (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gayle L. Manning (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas E. 'Tom' Niehaus (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Larry J. Obhof Jr. (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas F. 'Tom' Patton (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy O. 'Tim' Schaffer (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Barbara R. Sears (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- William J. 'Bill' Seitz (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lynn R. Wachtmann (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark D. Wagoner Jr. (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher R. 'Chris' Widener (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
More Info About this Vote
NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES THREE-FIFTHS APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER FOR PASSAGE. IT MUST THEN BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF CITIZENS VOTING IN THE NEXT ELECTION TO BECOME EFFECTIVE.