CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 603
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Pipkin, Jacobs, and Mooney
- 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 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.
Senate Action
- 1/29
- First Reading Finance
- 2/3
- Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Senator E. J. Pipkin, District 36
- Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
- Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
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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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