TO: | Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, House Committee on State Sovereignty, Select |
FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB297 by Berman (Relating to certain federal health care legislation; imposing penalties.), As Introduced |
The bill would add a chapter to Subtitle Z, Title 3 of the Government Code to make enforcing or attempting to enforce the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), as amended, a class A misdemeanor for public officers or employees of the state. If enacted, the bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all members in each house, or on September 1, 2011 if not.
Source Agencies: | 323 Teacher Retirement System, 327 Employees Retirement System, 454 Department of Insurance, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration
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LBB Staff: | JOB, KM, LI, SD, MH, KKR
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