Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
AN ACT relating to religious freedom; creating the Religious Freedom Restoration Act; providing definitions; limiting specified governmental actions that burden religious freedom; authorizing claims and defenses against governmental action that burden religious freedom; providing exceptions; and providing for an effective date.
2025 General Session
State action shall not burden a person's right to the exercise of religion, even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, unless it is demonstrated that applying the burden to that person's exercise of religion in that particular instance is: (i) Essential to further a compelling governmental interest; and (ii) The least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest. (b) This act shall apply to all state and local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and policies, and their implementation, whether statutory or otherwise and whether adopted before, on or after the effective date of this act.
| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-27 | 08:00 | Hearing | Capitol Extension Room E001 & Online | House Judiciary |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-03-06 | Governor Signed HEA No. 0066 |
| 2025-03-06 | Assigned Chapter Number 122 |
| 2025-03-04 | Speaker Signed HEA No. 0066 |
| 2025-03-04 | President Signed HEA No. 0066 |
| 2025-03-03 | 3rd Reading:Passed 28-3-0-0-0 |
| 2025-03-03 | Received for Concurrence |
| 2025-03-03 | Concur:Passed 57-3-2-0-0 |
| 2025-03-03 | Assigned Number HEA No. 0066 |
| 2025-02-28 | 2nd Reading:Passed |
| 2025-02-27 | COW:Passed |
| 2025-02-21 | S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 |
| 2025-02-21 | Placed on General File |
| 2025-02-10 | Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary |
| 2025-01-30 | 3rd Reading:Passed 57-3-2-0-0 |
| 2025-01-30 | Received for Introduction |
| 2025-01-29 | 2nd Reading:Passed |
| 2025-01-28 | COW:Passed |
| 2025-01-27 | H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0 |
| 2025-01-27 | Placed on General File |
| 2025-01-17 | Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary |
| 2025-01-16 | Received for Introduction |
| 2025-01-15 | Bill Number Assigned |