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Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation HB218

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Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT relating to religion.

Subject: Local Mandate: Governor: Local Government: Religion: Courts: Disasters: Diseases

Description: 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 organizations; 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 Act; set out remedies available to a religious organization under this Act; specify how the Act is to be construed; require a religious organization to bring an action under this Act no later than 2 years from the date the person should have known of the discriminatory action.

Session: 2021 Regular Session

Last Action: to Committee on Committees (H)

Last Action Date: January 7, 2021

Sponsors

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40 sponsors: Shane Baker (R); Walker Thomas (R); Lynn Bechler (R); John Blanton (R); Adam Bowling (R); Josh Bray (R); Randy Bridges (R); Josh Calloway (R); Jennifer Henson Decker (R); Ryan Dotson (R); Jim Duplessis (R); Daniel Elliott (R); Daniel Fister (R); Patrick Flannery (R); Deanna Frazier (R); Chris Fugate (R); David Hale (R); Richard Heath (R); Regina Huff (R); Thomas Huff (R); Mary Imes (R); DJ Johnson (R); Kim King (R); Norma Kirk-McCormick (R); William Lawrence (R); Matt Lockett (R); Savannah Maddox (R); Ed Massey (R); Bobby McCool (R); Shawn McPherson (R); Jason Petrie (R); Melinda Prunty (R); Felicia Rabourn (R); William Reed (R); Steve Sheldon (R); Nancy Tate (R); Ken Upchurch (R); Russell Webber (R); Billy Wesley (R); Richard White (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 40% (40 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jan 7, 2021 introduced in House
House Jan 7, 2021 to Committee on Committees (H)
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced not available state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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