HF 2437: Prohibiting the burdening of a person’s free exercise of religion by governmental entities, officials, and employees

What it does

This bill prohibits a governmental entity from burdening a person’s free exercise of religion. The bill prohibits governmental entities from treating religious conduct more restrictively than any secular conduct of reasonably comparable risk or treating religious conduct more restrictively than comparable secular conduct because of alleged economic need or benefit. The bill provides that a person whose free exercise of religion has been burdened in violation of the bill may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial or administrative proceeding, and provides that the governmental entity may be liable for actual damages, attorney fees, costs, and other appropriate remedies.

Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against

For: Homeschool Iowa; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowans for Medical Marijuana; Personal Interest -Bill Gustoff; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

In plain words

1. February 16, 2022Filed in the House
2. March 17, 2022Passed the House, 93–1
3. March 21, 2022Arrived in the Senate