Religion
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to affordable housing. [SB-59]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Religion ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to allow religious institutions to develop affordable housing without submission to review by a planning unit if the development is approved by a local government.
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Gettr Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Ten Commandments in public schools. [HB-116]
[Education ]
[Religion ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 158.195 to allow the reading or posting of the Ten Commandments in a public school building, classroom, or event.
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION observing and recognizing the importance of the National Day of Prayer. [SR-16]
[Religion ]
Observe and recognize the importance of the National Day of Prayer.
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to an exemption from sales and use tax for certain nonprofit institutions. [HB-37]
[Taxes ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Education ]
[Religion ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Amend KRS 139.495 to exempt purchases and sales of tangible personal property, digital property, or services made by qualifying resident nonprofit educational, charitable, or religious institutions from state sales and use taxes.
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to hate crimes. [HB-68]
[Crime ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to provide an enhanced term of imprisonment for any defendant convicted of certain crimes when the defendant intentionally committed the offense because of a person's actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, mental or physical disability, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation; amend KRS 15.334 and 17.1523 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to create the offense of using hate symbols to intimidate; repeal KRS 49.320 and 532.031.
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in schools. [HB-65]
[Education ]
[Religion ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repeal and reenact KRS 158.178, relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Annotated Code - Terminology - Clergy and Churches, Faith Institutions, and Places of Worship [HB-2]
[Religion ]
Altering certain terminology throughout the Annotated Code that refers to a clergyman to refer to a member of the clergy and churches to refer to faith institutions and places of worship.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act) [HB-233]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Religion ]
Prohibiting employers from taking certain adverse actions against an employee or applicant for employment because the employee or applicant declines to attend or participate in employer-sponsored meetings during which the employer communicates the opinion of the employer regarding religious matters or political matters.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Annotated Code - Terminology - Clergy and Churches, Faith Institutions, and Places of Worship [SB-24]
[Religion ]
Altering certain terminology throughout the Annotated Code that refers to a clergyman to refer to a member of the clergy and churches to refer to faith institutions and places of worship; and defining "faith institution" as any Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, or Hindu congregation, or any other religious society, congregation, or denomination.
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the award of good conduct time to inmates. [SB-676]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Relating to the award of good conduct time to inmates.
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to including antisemitism in the definition of bullying for the purpose of school discipline policies. [SB-645]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Relating to including antisemitism in the definition of bullying for the purpose of school discipline policies.
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to protection of persons from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action. [SB-619]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Ethics ]
Relating to protection of persons from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action.
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the prohibition, prevention, and remedying of certain discrimination. [HB-1601]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the prohibition, prevention, and remedying of certain discrimination.
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the placement of a nativity scene on the Capitol grounds. [HB-1497]
[Religion ]
Relating to the placement of a nativity scene on the Capitol grounds.
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the placement of a nativity scene on the Capitol grounds. [SB-515]
[Religion ]
Relating to the placement of a nativity scene on the Capitol grounds.
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education. [HB-1479]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to vaccine exemptions for individuals covered under a vaccine preventable disease policy implemented by certain health care facilities. [HB-1468]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Relating to vaccine exemptions for individuals covered under a vaccine preventable disease policy implemented by certain health care facilities.
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the exemption of tangible personal property from ad valorem taxation; making conforming changes. [SB-459]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
Relating to the exemption of tangible personal property from ad valorem taxation; making conforming changes.
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to a health care facility's required policy for vaccine preventable diseases. [SB-407]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Relating to a health care facility's required policy for vaccine preventable diseases.
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to prohibiting the denial of public benefits for students enrolled in a private school operated by a religious organization or providing religious instruction. [HB-1427]
[Education ]
[Religion ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Relating to prohibiting the denial of public benefits for students enrolled in a private school operated by a religious organization or providing religious instruction.