TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Kansas is close to joining other states in enacting a law designed to block a key part of last year’s federal overhaul of the health care system.

A proposed “Health Care Freedom” law was on Gov. Sam Brownback’s desk Tuesday, part of a larger package of changes in various regulations for health care providers. He’s expected to act on it by Friday.

Brownback is a strong supporter of language in the bill saying no Kansas resident can be forced to buy health insurance.

That goes against a federal mandate that most Americans buy insurance, starting in 2014.

Brownback spokeswoman Sherriene Jones-Sontag said the governor must review other provisions in the bill before deciding whether to sign it.