SB408 HFA MILLER, J. 3-11 #8

    Delegate Miller J. moves to amend the committee substitute on page 11, following line 5 by adding the following new section.

“33-16G- . Commissioner required to request a waiver.

(a) Within 90 days of enactment of this article, the commissioner shall request from the secretary a waiver to implement the exchange by January 1, 2016 instead of January 1, 2014.

The reason for requesting the waiver is to allow the American people and the people of this state to speak in the 2012 Election and to allow proper time for implementation if the American people and the people of this state change their opposition to the federal act to support for the federal act.

(b)The commissioner shall report to the Legislature, in writing, the request when it is made and, in writing, the response to the request from the secretary when it is made.

(c)If the commissioner does not make the request as required by subsection a, section eleven of this article, the commissioner and the board shall halt implementation of this article."

And renumbering the remaining sections accordingly

Adopted

Rejected