AN ACT relating to protections of religious organizations. Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to set forth legislative findings; define "discriminatory actions," "religious organization," "state benefit program," and "state government"; set forth those religious beliefs or moral convictions protected by the Act; restrict state government from taking discriminatory actions against religious organizations for certain actions; allow a person to assert a claim against state government as a defense against certain discriminatory actions; require that a person assert a claim within two years; waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunities except those of liability under the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution; declare that the protections of free exercise of religious beliefs afforded are in addition to protections under federal and state law and federal and state constitutions; specify that if any application or provisions of the Act that is held invalid under the law, the remainder of the Act and application of its provisions shall not be affected.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2018
Last action Mar 22, 2018
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Mar 22, 2018
Committee
To Judiciary (S)
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Feb 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
Posted in committee
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Feb 16, 2018
Committee
To Judiciary (H)
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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D.J. Johnson
RRepublican
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