Florida Health Care Freedom Act (2010)

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The Florida Health Care Freedom Act is a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment under consideration by some members of the Florida State Legislature to place a measure before voters similar to the Arizona Health Insurance Reform Amendment (2010).^[1]

The bill is sponsored by Rep. Scott Plakon and Sen. Carey Baker. The bill has a total of 14 co-sponsors: Sandra Adams; Jennifer Carroll; Chris Dorworth; Brad Drake; Clay Ford; Alan Hays; Mike Horner; Matt Hudson; H. Marlene O'Toole; Stephen Precourt; William Proctor; Ronald Renuart; William Snyder; Kelli Stargel.

Similar measures in other states

Groups in Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota and New Mexico are considering a similar proposal. Two of these states (North Dakota and Wyoming) allow ballot initiatives; in the other three states, the state legislature would have to vote it onto the ballot using their state's procedure for constitutional amendments.^[2]

• Arizona Health Insurance Reform Amendment (2010)
• Indiana Health Care Freedom Act
• Minnesota Health Care Freedom Act (2010)
• New Mexico Health Care Freedom Act (2010)
• North Dakota Health Care Freedom Act (2010)
• Wyoming Health Care Freedom Act (2010)

External links

• HJR 37 text

Additional reading

• Los Angeles Times,"One nation, insured," November 16, 2009

References

1. ↑ CBS 4,"Proposed State Bill Says No To Federal Health Care," July 30, 2009
2. ↑ Fox News, "State Lawmakers Considering Move to Opt Out of Federal Health Care", June 25, 2009

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