HB813 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jeremy OdenAlabama Public Service Commission

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Jamie IsonJim McClendonRandy WoodJim BartonSteve ClouseBarry MaskDuwayne BridgesHoward SanderfordDavid GrimesPhil WilliamsMicky HammonRobert BentleySpencer CollierAllen TreadawayArthur PayneBenjamin H. LewisMary Sue McClurkinSteve McMillanAlan BakerElwyn ThomasCam WardTodd GreesonRandy DavisMike HillMac McCutcheonGregory CanfieldPat MooreJay LoveVictor GastonMike BallPaul DeMarcoJack WilliamsDickie DrakeJoe HubbardJoe FaustChad FincherK.L. Brown

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Health care, persons, employers, or health care providers, mandatory participation in any health care system prohibited, const. amend.

Summary

HB813 would add a constitutional amendment in Alabama to ban mandatory participation in any health care system and protect individuals' right to choose and pay privately.

What This Bill Does

It would prohibit any law that forces a person, employer, or health care provider to participate in a health care system. It guarantees the right to choose private health care systems or private plans and to pay directly for lawful medical services, and it forbids penalties for choosing or declining health care coverage or for participating in a system. If approved by voters, the amendment becomes part of the Alabama Constitution. It applies to all health care systems and plans and restricts laws that would force participation or penalize such choices.

Who It Affects

• Individuals in Alabama: cannot be forced to join or participate in any health care system and can pay directly for medical services; cannot be penalized for choosing or declining coverage.
• Employers and health care providers in Alabama: cannot be compelled to participate in a health care system and are protected from mandatory participation requirements.

Key Provisions

• Proposes adding a constitutional amendment to prohibit mandatory participation in any health care system by individuals, employers, or health care providers.
• Guarantees the right to choose private health care systems or private plans and to pay directly for lawful medical services; bans penalties for choosing or declining health care coverage or for participating in any system or plan.
• Requires voter approval in a majority election for the amendment to become part of the Constitution.
• Applies to all health care systems and plans and restricts laws that would force participation or penalize such choices.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Constitutional Amendments