Adds to existing law to prohibit religious discrimination in adoption and foster care cases.
ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE -- Adds to existing law to prohibit religious discrimination in adoption and foster care cases.
2024 Regular Session
The state government shall not take any discriminatory action against a person that advertises, provides, or facilitates adoption or foster care services [...] on the basis that the person has provided or declined to provide any adoption or foster care service or related service based on or in a manner consistent with a sincerely held religious belief.
The state government shall not take any discriminatory action against a person who the state grants custody of a foster or adoptive child [...] on the basis that the person guides, instructs, or raises a child, or intends to guide, instruct, or raise a child, based on or in a manner consistent with a sincerely held religious belief.
The state government shall consider any person as accredited, licensed, or certified who would otherwise be accredited, licensed, or certified, respectively, for any purposes under state law if not for a determination against such person [...] on the basis that the person believes, maintains policies and procedures, or acts in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief.
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| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-14 | 10:30 | Hearing | N/A | Senate Calendar Committee |
| 2024-03-13 | 10:30 | Hearing | N/A | Senate Calendar Committee |
| 2024-03-12 | 10:30 | Hearing | N/A | Senate Calendar Committee |
| 2024-03-11 | 10:30 | Hearing | N/A | Senate Calendar Committee |
| 2024-03-08 | 10:30 | Hearing | N/A | Senate Calendar Committee |
| 2024-03-06 | 15:00 | Hearing | Room WW54 | Senate Health & Welfare Committee |
| 2024-02-28 | 11:00 | Hearing | N/A | House Calendar Committee |
| 2024-02-28 | 11:00 | Hearing | House Floor | House Calendar Committee |
| 2024-02-26 | 09:00 | Hearing | Room EW20 | House Health & Welfare Committee |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2024-03-25 | Reported Signed by Governor on March 25, 2024 Session Law Chapter 166 Effective: 07/01/2024 |
| 2024-03-20 | Delivered to Governor at 11:45 a.m. on March 19, 2024 |
| 2024-03-19 | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor |
| 2024-03-18 | Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate |
| 2024-03-18 | Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-18 | Signed by President; returned to House |
| 2024-03-15 | Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling |
| 2024-03-14 | Read third time in full -- PASSED 32-2-1 |
| 2024-03-14 | Title apvd |
| 2024-03-14 | to House |
| 2024-03-08 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 2024-03-07 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 2024-02-29 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| 2024-02-29 | Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare |
| 2024-02-28 | Read Third Time in Full -- PASSED 64-4-2 |
| 2024-02-28 | Title apvd |
| 2024-02-28 | to Senate |
| 2024-02-27 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 2024-02-26 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 2024-02-16 | Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare |
| 2024-02-15 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |