On February 1, the Virginia Senate passed a bill stating that “No resident of this Commonwealth . . . shall be required to obtain or maintain a policy of individual insurance coverage.” In considering this legislation, Virginia joins numerous other states with pending legislation aimed at limiting, changing, or opposing national health care reforms (see map).1 What is going on here?
Whereas states generally adopt laws to achieve a legal effect, nullification laws are pure political theater. On its face, the Virginia bill exempts residents of the Commonwealth from having to comply with a law requiring the purchase of health insurance. Although the bill is phrased in the passive voice, its intent is clearly to block the implementation of a federal mandate requiring all individuals to carry health insurance.
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