The Georgia Health Care Freedom and ACA Noncompliance Act; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding health, to the state or any political subdivision, from engaging in an activity that aids in the enforcement of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010; to endow the Attorney General with authority to bring suit to enjoin violations of such prohibition and issue advisory rulings; to provide that neither the State of Georgia nor any of its political subdivisions shall establish a health care exchange; to provide that no agency, department, or other state entity shall authorize any person acting on behalf of such agency, department, or entity to undertake any action under the aegis of Section 2951 of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2013
Committee Review
Mar 2014
House Passage
Mar 2014
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 16, 2013
Last action Mar 13, 2014
Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2014
How they voted
86–44
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 134
Mar 3, 2014
D
Democratic45
97% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican88
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 13, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 4, 2014
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 3, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 25, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Dec 16, 2013
Introduced
House Prefiled
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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