H 4477 Joint Resolution, By Pitts, Long, Parker, Horne, Erickson, G.R. Smith, Murphy, Allison, Atwater and McCoy
Similar (H 3269)
Summary: Constitutional amendment relating to health care
    A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS, SO AS TO ADD A NEW SECTION PRESERVING THE FREEDOM OF SOUTH CAROLINIANS WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVIDING OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES, TO PROHIBIT ANY LAW, REGULATION, OR RULE TO COMPEL AN INDIVIDUAL, EMPLOYER, OR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER TO PARTICIPATE IN A HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS AND EMPLOYERS TO PAY DIRECTLY FOR LAWFUL HEALTH CARE SERVICES WITHOUT PENALTIES OR FINES FOR THESE DIRECT PAYMENTS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PURCHASE OR SALE OF HEALTH INSURANCE IN PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS MUST NOT BE PROHIBITED BY LAW, REGULATION, OR RULE, TO PROVIDE THOSE INCENTIVES IN WHICH THE RIGHTS PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION DO NOT APPLY, AND TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE DEFINITIONS.
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11/29/11	House	Prefiled
11/29/11	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
01/10/12	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 54)
01/10/12	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 54)
01/12/12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCoy