LRB-3861/3
SRM:bjk:ph
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
February 22, 2010 - Introduced by Senators Leibham, Lazich, Kapanke, Darling,
Grothman, A. Lasee, Hopper and Schultz, cosponsored by Representatives
Vos, Davis, Pridemore, Suder, Petersen, Meyer, Nygren, Kestell, Townsend,
Kerkman, Tauchen, Kramer, Knodl, Gunderson, LeMahieu, Strachota,
Honadel, Lothian, Kleefisch, Spanbauer, Ballweg, Nass and Ziegelbauer.
Referred to Committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax
Relief, and Revenue.
SJR62,1,4
1Relating to: the right of the people to contract privately for health care services and
2health care coverage, and prohibiting requiring a person to obtain or maintain
3health insurance coverage or to participate in any health care system or plan
4(first consideration).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2009 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 obtain or maintain health insurance coverage or to participate in any health care
system or plan.
A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures,
and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
SJR62,1,5
5Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That:
SJR62, s. 1
6Section
1. Section 27 of article I of the constitution is created to read:
SJR62,2,27
[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 obtain or maintain
2health insurance coverage or to participate in any health care system or plan.
SJR62, s. 2
3Section
2. Numbering of new provisions. If another constitutional
4amendment ratified by the people creates the number of any provision created in this
5joint resolution, the chief of the legislative reference bureau shall determine the
6sequencing and the numbering of the provisions whose numbers conflict.
SJR62,2,9
7Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the
8legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3
9months previous to the time of holding such election.
