ENGR. H. B. NO. 1021 - Summary

• Declares the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (Public Law 111-148) and "Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010" (Public Law 111-152) to be unconstitutional and invalid in Oklahoma.

• States these federal health care laws violate the Tenth Amendment by exceeding powers delegated to the federal government in the U.S. Constitution.

• Directs the Oklahoma Legislature to enact measures necessary to prevent enforcement of these federal health care acts within the state.

• Declares an emergency, making the act effective immediately upon passage and approval.