Bill Text: IA HF2130 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act pertaining to bona fide religious purposes under the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-17 - Subcommittee Meeting: 02/18/2020 3:00PM House Lounge. [HF2130 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2019-HF2130-Introduced.html

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House File 2130 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE 2130
BY SALMON
A BILL FOR
An Act pertaining to bona fide religious purposes under the
Iowa civil rights Act of 1965.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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H.F. 2130
Section 1. Section 216.2, Code 2020, is amended by adding
the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION . 01. “Bona fide religious purpose” means
any lawful purpose that furthers a sincerely held religious
belief, whether or not compelled by, or central to, a system
of religious belief, and without regard to the correctness,
validity, or plausibility of the religious belief. “Bona fide
religious purpose” shall be interpreted broadly, with any and
all ambiguities resolved in favor of the bona fide religious
institution professing the religious belief.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
This bill defines “bona fide religious purpose” under the
Iowa civil rights Act of 1965 (“the Act”) as any lawful purpose
that furthers a sincerely held religious belief, whether or not
compelled by, or central to, a system of religious belief, and
without regard to the correctness, validity, or plausibility of
the religious belief. The term shall be interpreted broadly,
with any and all ambiguities resolved in favor of the bona fide
religious institution professing the religious belief.
The term, which pertains to certain exceptions to the Act
relating to employment, accommodations or services, education,
and housing, was not previously defined.
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