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AZ HB2725

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/31/2012

Primary Sponsor

Andy Biggs

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fiftieth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2012)

AI Summary

  • Declares the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152) invalid, void, and of no effect in Arizona.

  • States it is the legislature's duty to adopt measures necessary to prevent enforcement of these federal healthcare laws within the state.

  • Makes it a class 4 felony for federal officials or employees of federal contractors who enforce these acts in Arizona, and a class 1 misdemeanor for Arizona state officers or employees who do so.

  • Creates a private right of action allowing aggrieved parties to sue persons who violate the enforcement prohibitions in the bill.

  • Asserts that the federal government lacks constitutional authority to enact such healthcare legislation under the Tenth Amendment, claiming all non-delegated powers are reserved to the states.

Legislative Description

Federal health care; nullification

Last Action

Referred to House HHS Committee

2/1/2012

Full Bill Text

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