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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 719
BY REPRESENTATIVE HOLLIS
HEALTH CARE: Provides for a three year moratorium on implementation or enforcement
of the Affordable Care Act
AN ACT1
To enact Part LXXV of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to2
be comprised of R.S. 40:1300.381, relative to the Patient Protection and Affordable3
Care Act of 2010; to provide for a moratorium on the implementation or enforcement4
of the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010; to5
provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. Part LXXV of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of8
1950, comprised of R.S. 40:1300.381, is hereby enacted to read as follows: 9
PART LXXV. FEDERAL HEALTH CARE REFORM10
ยง1300.381. Moratorium11
A. No agency, officer, or employee of this state, acting on behalf of the state,12
shall engage in an activity that aids in the implementation or enforcement of the13
provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and any14
subsequent federal act that amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act15
of 2010.16
B. The provisions of this Part shall terminate on December 31, 2016.17
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not18
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature19
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If20 HLS 14RS-1255 ORIGINAL
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vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become1
effective on the day following such approval.2
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Hollis HB No. 719
Abstract: Provides for a three year moratorium on the implementation or enforcement by
the state of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA).
Proposed law prohibits an agency, officer, or employee of this state, acting on behalf of the
state, from engaging in an activity that aids in the implementation or enforcement of the
provisions of PPACA and any subsequent federal act that amends PPACA.
Proposed law terminates on Dec. 31, 2016.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 40:1300.381)