Hospital Fee to Fund Medicaid Expansion. 36 Republican Legislators Sue.

To expand Medicaid, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer proposed a fee on hospitals. It passed. 36 Republican legislators sued claiming the hospital fee was really a tax, triggering a required 2/3 vote by the Arizona Legislature.

 An Appellate Court allowed the suit noting that the legislators have a constitutional right to support the efficacy of their votes. If the 2/3 vote was required, the legislators purport the measure would have failed.  

Courthouse News Service