Bill Text: IA SF82 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to unfunded federal mandates related to federal health care reforms and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [SF82 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF82-Introduced.html
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Introduced
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BY
SORENSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
unfunded
federal
mandates
related
to
federal
1
health
care
reforms
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
1.19
Federal
health
care
reforms
1
——
unfunded
federal
mandates.
2
1.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
to
affirm
the
3
power
of
this
state
under
the
Tenth
Amendment
to
the
United
4
States
Constitution
to
exercise
those
powers
reserved
to
the
5
states
including
but
not
limited
to
providing
state-based
6
regulation
of
the
health
insurance
market,
providing
aggressive
7
oversight
of
all
aspects
of
this
market,
and
enforcing
consumer
8
protection
as
well
as
ensuring
a
local,
responsive
presence
for
9
Iowa
consumers.
10
2.
If,
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act,
the
11
United
States
Congress
enacts,
effectuates,
or
otherwise
12
imposes
a
mandate
that
requires
the
state
to
engage
in
any
13
new
activity,
to
provide
any
new
service,
or
to
provide
any
14
service
beyond
that
required
by
any
law
enacted
or
requirement
15
otherwise
imposed
prior
to
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
16
related
to
regulation
of
the
health
insurance
market,
and
the
17
United
States
Congress
does
not
appropriate
moneys
to
fully
18
fund
the
cost
of
the
mandate
or
other
requirement,
the
state
is
19
not
required
to
perform
the
activity
or
provide
the
service
and
20
the
state
shall
not
be
subject
to
the
imposition
of
any
fines
21
or
penalties
for
failure
to
comply
with
the
federal
mandate
or
22
other
requirement.
23
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
24
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
25
EXPLANATION
26
This
bill
affirms
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
to
27
exercise
those
powers
reserved
to
the
states,
including
28
but
not
limited
to
providing
state-based
regulation
of
the
29
health
insurance
market,
providing
aggressive
oversight
of
30
this
market,
and
enforcing
consumer
protection
and
a
local,
31
responsive
presence
for
Iowa
consumers.
32
The
bill
provides
that
if
the
United
States
Congress
enacts,
33
effectuates,
or
otherwise
imposes
a
mandate
that
requires
34
the
state
to
engage
in
any
new
activity
or
provide
any
new
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or
expanded
service
and
does
not
appropriate
moneys
to
fully
1
fund
the
cost
of
the
mandate
or
other
requirement,
the
state
2
is
not
required
to
perform
the
activity
or
provide
the
service
3
and
shall
not
be
subject
to
the
imposition
of
any
fines
or
4
penalties
for
failure
to
do
so.
The
bill
is
effective
upon
5
enactment.
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