HB 43 KY
AN ACT relating to religious freedom during a declared emergency.
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Summary
Amend KRS 39A.100 to exclude houses of worship from emergency condemnation authority; prohibit a governmental entity from prohibiting religious services during an emergency to a greater extent than imposed on other organizations or businesses that provide essential services; require a compelling governmental interest to place a burden on a religious organization; prohibit a governmental entity from taking any discriminatory action against a religious organization on the basis that the organization is religious; define "discriminatory action," "governmental entity," "religious organization," and "religious services"; allow a religious organization to assert a violation of this section as a claim against a governmental entity or as a defense and waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunity to the extent of liability under the section; set out remedies available to a religious organization; require construciton in favor of protecting free exercise of religion; require a religious organization to bring an action no later than two years from the date the person should have known of the discriminatory action.
Sponsors (56)
- S. Baker Republican · primary
- W. Thomas Republican · primary
- L. Bechler · primary
- D. Bentley · primary
- J. Blanton Republican · primary
- A. Bowling Republican · primary
- J. Branscum Republican · primary
- K. Bratcher · primary
- J. Bray Republican · primary
- R. Bridges Republican · primary
- J. Calloway Republican · primary
- J. Decker Republican · primary
- M. Dossett Republican · primary
- R. Dotson Republican · primary
- J. DuPlessis · primary
- D. Elliott Republican · primary
- J. Fischer · primary
- D. Fister Republican · primary
- P. Flannery Republican · primary
- K. Fleming · primary
- D. Frazier Gordon · primary
- C. Freeland Republican · primary
- C. Fugate Republican · primary
- D. Hale Republican · primary
- M. Hart Republican · primary
- R. Heath · primary
- R. Huff · primary
- T. Huff Republican · primary
- M. Imes Republican · primary
- DJ Johnson Republican · primary
- K. King Republican · primary
- N. Kirk-McCormick · primary
- W. Lawrence Republican · primary
- S. Lewis Republican · primary
- M. Lockett Republican · primary
- S. Maddox Republican · primary
- C. Massey · primary
- B. McCool Republican · primary
- S. McPherson Republican · primary
- D. Meade Republican · primary
- J. Nemes Republican · primary
- J. Petrie Republican · primary
- M. Pollock · primary
- P. Pratt · primary
- M. Prunty · primary
- F. Rabourn Republican · primary
- B. Reed · primary
- S. Sharp Republican · primary
- S. Sheldon · primary
- T. Smith Republican · primary
- N. Tate Republican · primary
- J. Tipton Republican · primary
- T. Truett · primary
- R. Webber · primary
- B. Wesley Republican · primary
- R. White Republican · primary
Action history (21)
- Aug 4, 2021 Prefiled by the sponsor(s). · lower
- Jan 4, 2022 introduced in House · lower
- Jan 4, 2022 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
- Feb 23, 2022 to State Government (H) · lower
- Feb 24, 2022 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower
- Feb 25, 2022 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
- Feb 25, 2022 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 28, 2022 · lower
- Feb 28, 2022 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
- Mar 1, 2022 3rd reading, passed 83-12 with Committee Substitute (1) Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower
- Mar 2, 2022 received in Senate · upper
- Mar 2, 2022 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
- Mar 9, 2022 to State & Local Government (S) · upper
- Mar 17, 2022 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · lower
- Mar 18, 2022 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
- Mar 21, 2022 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 23, 2022 · lower
- Mar 23, 2022 3rd reading, passed 30-7 · lower
- Mar 24, 2022 received in House · lower
- Mar 24, 2022 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
- Mar 24, 2022 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
- Mar 24, 2022 delivered to Governor · lower
- Apr 5, 2022 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 82) · lower
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