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Prohibiting discrimination against adoption and foster care providers, or adoptive and foster parents, based on religious belief
Topics:Civil rightsCourts & civil lawFamilies & human services
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 7, 2023
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary State government agencies cannot discriminate against foster parents or adoption providers because of their religious beliefs. If someone feels they were treated unfairly for their religion, they can sue the state for money or to stop the unfair treatment. People have two years to file a legal claim after they realize the discrimination happened.1
Read the official explanation
This bill prohibits discrimination against adoption and foster care providers, or adoptive and foster parents, based on religious belief. The bill prohibits state government, as defined in the bill, from taking any discriminatory action, as defined in the bill, against adoption and foster care providers, or adoptive and foster parents, based on their sincerely held religious beliefs. The bill allows a person to assert a claim or defense against the state government for violating the bill and allows for injunctive relief, damages, and attorney fees and costs. The bill waives immunities and allows state government to be sued for purposes of the bill, except for state courts. The bill provides a two-year statute of limitation from the date the person knew or should have known that a discriminatory action was taken against the person. The bill specifies how the bill should be construed and provides that the bill supersedes other law in case of a conflict.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 7, 2023. On February 23, 2023 it recommended passage. [].
- Sen. J. Taylor
- Sen. Rocky De Witt R
- Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach DEmail
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
16 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 23, 2023 (16) · on the Legislature’s site