State Lawmakers Continue Effort to Opt Out of Health Care Law

Oklahoma lawmakers are moving forward as they try to opt out of nationalized health care. Late this afternoon the House passed another measure that would do just that.

Wednesday, March 24th 2010, 5:32 pm

By: News 9

By Dave Jordan, NEWS 9

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma's legislature took another step toward rejecting the national health care law which mandates that everyone must carry insurance.

Senate Joint Resolution 59 passed the Oklahoma House by 82-18 vote late Tuesday afternoon. It passed out of the senate late Monday and will likely go to a vote of the people this November.

But some constitutional experts said the measure is more of a symbolic gesture because federal law trumps state laws. Despite that view, lawmakers said they'll continue their push.

Read the resolution exempting Oklahoma from health care; No. 1054.

There are two other similar measures being taken up in the Senate right now.