
Culture & Conversation Abortion
This law was last updated on Mar 9, 2017
HB 4855
Failed to Pass
Sep 9, 2015
Primary Sponsors: 1
Total Sponsors: 1
HB 4855 would prohibit ministers, clerics, or religious practitioners from being required to solemnize or recognize a marriage that violates his or her conscience or religious beliefs.
The bill defines “recognize” to mean providing religious-based services that are both of the following:
The First Amendment already covers the right of religious organizations to refuse to perform marriages that conflict with their religious beliefs.
STATUS
Similar to HB 4858.
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