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Culture & Conversation Sexual Health
This law was last updated on May 11, 2017
This law is Anti–LGBTQ
HB 823
Failed to Pass
Jan 25, 2017
Primary Sponsors: 1
Total Sponsors: 1
HB 823 would prohibit the state from burdening any person’s right to exercise religion unless the burden results from a law or rule of general applicability and the burden to the person’s exercise of religion is essential to further a compelling governmental interest and is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.
The bill states that a person whose exercise of religion has been burdened in violation of the law may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding, regardless of whether the State or a county is a party to the proceeding.
The bill allows religious freedom to be raised as a defense in lawsuits between private citizens and therefore does not track the federal RFRA.
Related Legislation
Similar to HB 1160, which failed to pass in 2015.
Primary Sponsor