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ID H0059
Bill
AI Summary
Idaho House Bill 59 Summary
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Declares the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and specified portions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152) unconstitutional and null and void within Idaho.
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Prohibits all Idaho state departments and agencies from establishing programs, promulgating rules, or entering into agreements to implement the declared federal health care laws.
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Prohibits Idaho state officials and employees from assisting federal government agencies in executing the health care laws and prohibits acceptance of federal funding for implementation.
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Restricts federal officials from compelling Idaho employers to provide health insurance, requiring residents to purchase coverage, obstructing hospital construction, or mandating insurance company coverage in the state.
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Establishes misdemeanor penalties (up to 6 months jail or $1,000 fine) for violations and authorizes Idaho Attorney General to provide legal representation to aggrieved residents and private civil actions.
Legislative Description
Adds to existing law relating to state sovereignty to provide that certain public laws shall not be recognized by the state of Idaho and are null and void and of no effect in this state, to provide that no department or agency of the state of Idaho shall take certain action to implement certain public laws, to provide that no department, agency, public officer or employee of the state of Idaho shall enter into certain documents in furtherance of certain public laws.
STATE SOVEREIGNTY
Last Action
to St Aff
1/27/2011