LRB-4013/1
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
March 5, 2008 - Introduced by Senators Kanavas and A. Lasee, cosponsored by
Representatives Vukmir, LeMahieu, Strachota, Murtha, Montgomery,
Gunderson, Nass, Vos, Lothian, F. Lasee, Nygren, Kramer, Zipperer, Friske,
Suder, Pridemore, Mursau, Honadel, Tauchen, Moulton, M. Williams and
Albers. Referred to Committee on Health, Human Services, Insurance, and
Job Creation.
SJR99,1,4
1To create section 27 of article I of the constitution;
relating to: the right of the
2people to contract privately for health care services and health care coverage
3and prohibiting requiring a person to participate in a state-sponsored health
4care system or plan (first consideration).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2007 legislature on
first consideration, provides that the people have the right to enter into private
contracts with health care providers for health care services and to purchase private
health care coverage, and prohibits enactment of any law that requires any person
to participate in any state-sponsored health care system or plan.
A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures,
and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
SJR99,1,5
5Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That:
SJR99, s. 1
6Section
1. Section 27 of article I of the constitution is created to read:
SJR99,2,27
[Article I] Section 27 The people have the right to enter into private contracts
8with health care providers for health care services and to purchase private health
1care coverage. The legislature may not require any person to participate in any
2state-sponsored health care system or plan.
SJR99, s. 2
3Section
2. Numbering of new provision. The new section 27 of article I of
4the constitution created in this joint resolution shall be designated by the next higher
5open whole section number in that article if, before the ratification by the people of
6the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, any other ratified amendment has
7created a section 27 of article I of the constitution of this state. If one or more joint
8resolutions create a section 27 of article I simultaneously with the ratification by the
9people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, the sections created shall
10be numbered and placed in a sequence so that the sections created by the joint
11resolution having the lowest enrolled joint resolution number have the numbers
12designated in that joint resolution and the sections created by the other joint
13resolutions have numbers that are in the same ascending order as are the numbers
14of the enrolled joint resolutions creating the sections.
SJR99,2,17
15Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the
16legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3
17months previous to the time of holding such election.
