South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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H. 3096

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Clemmons, G.R. Smith, Wells, Henderson, Long, D.C. Moss, Chumley, Loftis, Taylor, Bedingfield, Putnam, Murphy, Rivers, Tallon, Gagnon, Owens and Barfield
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Introduced in the House on January 8, 2013
Introduced in the Senate on January 29, 2013
Last Amended on January 23, 2013
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance

Summary: State Health Care Freedom Act

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/11/2012  House   Prefiled
  12/11/2012  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
    1/8/2013  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 81)
    1/8/2013  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 81)
    1/9/2013  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: D.C.Moss, 
                        Chumley, Loftis
   1/15/2013  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
   1/17/2013  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, 
                        Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 2)
   1/22/2013  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Sandifer 
                        (House Journal-page 17)
   1/22/2013  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bedingfield, 
                        Putnam, Murphy, Rivers, Tallon, Gagnon
   1/23/2013  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Weeks, Clemmons, Allison, 
                        Toole, Atwater, Henderson, GR Smith, Brannon, Loftis, 
                        Hixon, Hardwick, Sottile, Nanney, VS Moss, Dillard, 
                        Whipper, RL Brown, Forrester, Skelton, Neal, King, 
                        Newton, Patrick, Long, Erickson, McCoy, Williams, 
                        Jefferson, Owens, Govan, K Crawford, Crosby, Danning, 
                        Herbkersman, Whitmire, Bowen, Gagnon, Gambrell, 
                        George, Hayes, Thayer, Hosey, Kennedy, Pope, JR Smith, 
                        Goldfinch, Anderson, Wood, Ryhal 
                        (House Journal-page 19)
   1/23/2013  House   Amended (House Journal-page 20)
   1/23/2013  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 20)
   1/23/2013  House   Roll call Yeas-73  Nays-40 (House Journal-page 21)
   1/23/2013  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Owens, Barfield
   1/24/2013  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 11)
   1/29/2013  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
   1/29/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance 
                        (Senate Journal-page 10)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/11/2012
1/17/2013
1/23/2013

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

AMENDED

January 23, 2013

H. 3096

Introduced by Reps. Clemmons, G.R. Smith, Wells, Henderson, Long, D.C. Moss, Chumley, Loftis, Taylor, Bedingfield, Putnam, Murphy, Rivers, Tallon and Gagnon

S. Printed 1/23/13--H.

Read the first time January 8, 2013.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "STATE HEALTH CARE FREEDOM ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-285 SO AS TO NOT ELECT TO ESTABLISH OR OPERATE AN AMERICAN HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE FEDERAL "PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT" OF 2010.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1    This act shall be known as the 'State Health Care Freedom Act'.

SECTION    2.    Chapter 71, Title 38 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 38-71-285.    (A)    The State must not elect to establish or operate an American health Benefit Exchange as provided for in the federal 'Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act' of 2010 or federal regulations promulgated pursuant to that act.

(B)    The State must not establish a governmental agency or nonprofit entity to operate an American Health Benefit Exchange as provided for in the federal 'Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act' of 2010 or federal regulations promulgated pursuant to that act.

(C)    The state must not participate in a regional exchange as provided for in the federal 'Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act' of 2010 or federal regulations promulgated pursuant to that act."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon signature of the Governor.

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