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[LA] House committee approves constitutional amendment challenging federal health care law
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Apr 20, 2010 11:44am |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | Bill Barrow |
| Media | Newspaper - New Orleans Times-Picayune |
| News Date | Tuesday, April 20, 2010 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A spirited debate today in the House Insurance Committee ended with a 5-4 vote approving a constitutional amendment that declares no Louisianian would have to pay a penalty for refusing to purchase health insurance.
House Bill 94 by Rep. Kirk Talbot, R-River Ridge, now moves to the Civil Law & Procedure Committee, which must approve proposed ballot language, before sending it on to the House floor, where it must receive 70 votes out of 103 members. If today's discussion is any indication, that high threshold won't be met easily.
Talbot, who modeled the legislation after bills filed in several dozen states, pitched the measure as an assertion of states' rights and a defense against congressional abuse of the commerce clause. He was joined at the witness table by state Health Secretary Alan Levine and Gov. Bobby Jindal's deputy executive counsel Elizabeth Murrill. |
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