Isla Rose Life Flight Act

Bill: 115-s-471
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2017-02-28
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Federal preemption

State and local government operations

Transportation costs
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Isla Rose Life Flight Act</b></p> <p>This bill provides that statutory provisions prohibiting state or local governments from enacting or enforcing a law or regulation relating to a price, route, or service of an air carrier shall not apply to a state or local law or regulation governing network participation, reimbursement and balance billing, or transparency for an air carrier providing air ambulance services.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 471 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 28, 2017 Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To preserve State authority to regulate air carriers providing air ambulance service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Isla Rose Life Flight Act . 2. Preservation of State authority to regulate air ambulance service Section 41713(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) Savings provision Nothing in this subsection may be construed as affecting or in any way interfering with the ability of any State, political subdivision of a State, or political authority of at least 2 States to enact or enforce a law, regulation, or other provision having the force and effect of law relating to network participation, reimbursement and balance billing, or transparency for an air carrier that provides air ambulance service. .