Religion

State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the commissioning of peace officers by certain parochial schools in certain counties. [SB-2000] [Crime ] [Education ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the commissioning of peace officers by certain parochial schools in certain counties.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Whitmire Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/28/2023

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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to unlawful employment practices with respect to the exercise of the right of free speech, right to petition, and right of association. [HB-4114] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Human Rights ]
Relating to unlawful employment practices with respect to the exercise of the right of free speech, right to petition, and right of association.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Harrison Read First Time on 03/21/2023

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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to preserving religious liberty from nativist jurisprudence. [SB-1879] [Religion ] [Human Rights ]
Relating to preserving religious liberty from nativist jurisprudence.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Middleton Read First Time on 03/20/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the prohibition, prevention, and remedying of certain discrimination. [HB-3918] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the prohibition, prevention, and remedying of certain discrimination.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Rosenthal Read First Time on 03/20/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education. [SB-1711] [Education ] [Human Rights ]
Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Perry Referred To Higher Education on 04/28/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the constitutional provision that prohibits the appropriation of state money or property for the benefit of any sect, religious society, or theological or religious seminary. [SJR-76] [Religion ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the constitutional provision that prohibits the appropriation of state money or property for the benefit of any sect, religious society, or theological or religious seminary.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angela Paxton Read First Time on 03/16/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a halal food option for breakfast and lunch programs provided by public schools. [HB-3634] [Food ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to a halal food option for breakfast and lunch programs provided by public schools.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Suleman Lalani Read First Time on 03/16/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to allowing public schools to employ or accept as volunteers chaplains. [HB-3614] [Education ] [Religion ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to allowing public schools to employ or accept as volunteers chaplains.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dustin Burrows Laid On The Table Subject To Call on 05/08/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty. [SB-1556] [Religion ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst Referred To State Affairs on 04/28/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools. [HB-3448] [Education ] [Religion ]
Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dewayne Burns Read First Time on 03/16/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools. [SB-1515] [Education ] [Religion ]
Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst Placed On General State Calendar on 05/23/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools. [SB-1396] [Education ] [Religion ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Drew Springer Referred To State Affairs on 04/25/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a pharmacy, pharmacist, or pharmacy technician decision to not dispense or sell a drug according to religious belief or moral conviction. [HB-3082] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Religion ]
Relating to a pharmacy, pharmacist, or pharmacy technician decision to not dispense or sell a drug according to religious belief or moral conviction.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Hayes Read First Time on 03/14/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to cemeteries in certain municipalities. [HB-2732] [Community Development ]
Relating to cemeteries in certain municipalities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Effective On 9/1/23 on 06/11/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to First Amendment rights in public schools. [HB-547] [Education ] [Religion ] [Human Rights ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to prohibit a school district from punishing an employee for engaging in private religious expression otherwise protected by the First Amendment absent a showing of engaging in actual coercion; provide specific examples of protected activity; establish limits of applicability.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 89) on 03/24/2023

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State (Montana)
Montana 2023 Regular Session

Revise laws related to religious materials and prayer in schools [HB-745] [Education ] [Religion ]
Revise laws related to religious materials and prayer in schools

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Kmetz Chapter Number Assigned on 04/27/2023

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State (Montana)
Montana 2023 Regular Session

Revise laws to protect religious expression for students and teachers [HB-744] [Education ] [Religion ] [Human Rights ] [Children and Youth ]
Revise laws to protect religious expression for students and teachers

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Kmetz Chapter Number Assigned on 04/27/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Declaration of Rights - Religious Freedom, Religious Tests, and Oaths and Affirmations [SB-932] [Religion ] [Human Rights ]
Altering and removing references requiring a belief in God from certain provisions relating to religious freedom, religious tests, and oaths and affirmations.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse First Reading Senate Rules on 02/16/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Land Use – Expedited Development Review Processes for Affordable Housing – Application to Religious Organizations [SB-903] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Community Development ] [Religion ]
Requiring, on or after July 1, 2024, a county that uses an expedited development review process for proposed affordable housing developments to consider certain applications from bona fide religious organizations under the expedited development review process; and authorizing a county to opt out of the provisions of the Act by adopting a certain local law on or before June 30, 2024.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington First Reading Senate Rules on 02/15/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the prosecution of certain offenses involving the carrying of weapons at certain locations. [HB-2279] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the prosecution of certain offenses involving the carrying of weapons at certain locations.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rafael Anchia Read First Time on 03/09/2023

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