CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 397  
- Sponsored By: 
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Delegates Shank, Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore,
Frank, George, Haddaway, Jenkins, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey,
Miller, Norman, Serafini, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull
 
- Entitled: 
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Health Care Freedom Act of 2010
 
Adding a new article to the Maryland Constitution to enact limits on
the regulation of health care in the State; prohibiting a law from
compelling, directly or indirectly, specified persons to participate
in any health care system; prohibiting specified persons from being
required to pay penalties or fines under specified circumstances;
specifying that the purchase or sale of specified health insurance may
not be prohibited by law; authorizing certain persons to pay directly
or accept direct payment for specified health care services; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/3
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 3/3
 - Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/26
 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
 
Senate Action
- No Action
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
 - Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
 - Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
 - Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
 - Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
 - Delegate Don H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
 - Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
 - Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
 - Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
 - Delegate Ron George, District 30
 - Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
 - Delegate Charles A. Jenkins, District 3B
 - Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
 - Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
 - Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
 - Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
 - Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
 - Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
 - Delegate H. Wayne Norman, District 35A
 - Delegate Andrew A. Serafini, District 2A
 - Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
 - Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
 - Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
 - Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Constitutional Amendments
 - Fines -see also- Penalties
 - Health -see also- Mental Health
 - Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
 - Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
 - Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
 - Laws and Ordinances -see also- Pub Local Laws; Uniform Laws.
 - Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
 - Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
 - Referendum
 - Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - XX New Article
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 1 
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All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note:
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered
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Committee Votes :
 
 House 
- Health and Government Operations