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Freedom Act’ needs amendment</a></h1>
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Posted by <a href="http://www.spokesman.com/profiles/betsyr/" target="_blank">Betsy</a>
at <a href="http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2010/feb/01/health-freedom-act-needs-amendment/" target="_blank">9:44
a.m. on February 1</a>
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HB 391, the “Idaho Health Freedom Act,”
has just been moved to general orders for amendment by unanimous consent
of the House. Rep. Jim Clark, R-Hayden Lake, said the problem is that
the bill, as written, would outlaw a requirement lawmakers enacted into
law back in 2002: Requiring all state college students to have health
insurance. HB 391 seeks to set the state up for a lawsuit against
federal health care reform legislation by banning the enforcement of any
requirement for people to purchase health insurance. Clark said he’s
drafted an amendment to clarify that HB 391 doesn’t overturn the student
requirement, “so that’ll clear that obstacle,” he said.<br><br>The bill
had been up for third reading today, which meant it was time for a full
House debate and vote. Now, that’s been put off; instead, the bill will
come up later in the week when the House goes to its amending order. At
that order, any lawmaker can offer an amendment to the measure.</div>
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