Bill > S0147

This bill, titled the "South Carolina Freedom of Health Care Protection Act," declares the federal "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (often referred to as Obamacare) to be unconstitutional, invalid, and void within the state of South Carolina, asserting that federal laws not explicitly delegated by the Constitution to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people. The bill mandates that South Carolina's General Assembly take measures to prevent the enforcement of this federal law within the state and establishes criminal penalties, including fines and imprisonment, for any U.S. government official or employee, or an employee of a U.S. government contractor, who attempts to enforce it, while state officials or employees face misdemeanor charges for the same action. Furthermore, it grants individuals the right to sue anyone violating this article and recover their legal costs.