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Relating to the use of certain psychoactive substances under the religious freedom restoration Act
Sponsored by Rep. Jeff Shipley (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 26, 2025
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, 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 This law would protect people who use substances like psilocybin or peyote during religious or spiritual ceremonies. It prevents the government from stopping these practices unless the state can prove it has a very important reason to do so and is using the least restrictive way possible.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the use of certain psychoactive substances under the religious freedom restoration Act (Code chapter 675). The bill provides that the “exercise of religion” includes the use of psychoactive substances, including but not limited to psilocybin and peyote, in religious or spiritual ceremonies. The bill provides that state action shall not substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion, even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, including but not limited to Code chapter 124 concerning controlled substances, unless the government demonstrates that applying the burden to that person’s exercise of religion is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest and is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.
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Lobbying
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