Virginia House Joint Resolution 7 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on December 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-16 - House: Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); health care freedom. Protects an individual's right and power to participate or to decline to participate in a health care system or plan. The amendment prohibits any law that will infringe on an individual's right to pay for lawful medical services. The amendment further prohibits the adoption of any law that imposes a penalty, tax, or fine upon an individual who declines to enter into a contract for health care coverage or to participate in a health care system or plan.

Constitutional amendment; health care freedom (first reference).

Del. Richard Anderson [R]	Del. Clifford Athey [R]	Del. Todd Gilbert [R]	Del. Scott Lingamfelter [R]
Del. Robert Marshall [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-16		House: Left in Privileges and Elections
2009-12-07		House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2009-12-07		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100852D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+sum+HJ7
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HJ7+hil