Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SJR 2
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  02/23/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Budget (Negron) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with ballot amendment)
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    4         Delete lines 19 - 20
    5  and insert:
    6  any person or employer to purchase, obtain, or otherwise provide
    7  for health care coverage.
    8         Delete line 23
    9  and insert:
   10         taxes for paying directly for lawful health care services. A
   11         Delete line 25
   12  and insert:
   13         care services and may not be required to pay penalties or taxes
   14         Delete lines 28 - 31
   15  and insert:
   16         (b) The private market for health care coverage of any
   17  lawful health care service may not be abolished by law or rule.
   18         Delete line 55
   19  and insert:
   20         (1) “Compel” includes the imposition of penalties or taxes.
   21         Delete line 67
   22  and insert:
   23  treatment is permitted or not prohibited by law or regulation at
   24  the time the service or treatment is rendered,
   25         Delete line 70
   26  and insert:
   27         (5) “Penalties or taxes” means any civil or criminal
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   29  ====== B A L L O T  S T A T E M E N T  A M E N D M E N T ======
   30         And the ballot statement is amended as follows:
   31         Delete lines 86 - 94
   32  and insert:
   33  person or employer to purchase, obtain, or otherwise provide for
   34  health care coverage; permit a person or an employer to purchase
   35  lawful health care services directly from a health care
   36  provider; permit a health care provider to accept direct payment
   37  from a person or an employer for lawful health care services;
   38  exempt persons, employers, and health care providers from
   39  penalties and taxes for paying directly or accepting direct
   40  payment for lawful health care services; and prohibit laws or
   41  rules from abolishing the private market for health care
   42  coverage of any lawful health care service.