TITLE: Relating to prohibiting the establishment of a health benefit exchange for purposes of certain federal law.

SUMMARY: Relating to prohibiting the establishment of a health benefit exchange for purposes of certain federal law.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to prohibiting the establishment of a health benefit exchange for purposes of certain federal law. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Title 8, Insurance Code, is amended by adding Subtitle Lto read as follows: SUBTITLE L. FEDERAL PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT CHAPTER 1691. HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE Sec. 1691.001. HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE PROHIBITED. A health benefit exchange described in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-152), may not be established in this state. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.