Religion and Religious Organizations - As introduced, prohibits this state and any political subdivision of this state, or any official of this state or a political subdivision, from creating, enforcing, or endorsing policies that respect or promote non-secular self-asserted sex-based identity narratives, sexual orientation orthodoxy, or non-secular marriage doctrine because the policies fail the Lemon test, as established by the United States Supreme Court in Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U.S. 602 (1971). - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4 and Title 36.
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Feb 2021
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Introduced Feb 11, 2021
Last action Feb 22, 2021
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Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
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Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
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Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Mark Pody
RRepublican
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