Indiana House Bill 1632 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-22 - First Reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Religious freedom restoration act. Provides that a state or local government action may not substantially burden a person's right to the exercise of religion unless it is demonstrated that applying the burden to the person's exercise of religion is: (1) essential to further a compelling governmental interest; and (2) the least restrictive means of furthering the compelling governmental interest. Provides that a person whose exercise of religion has been substantially burdened, or is likely to be substantially burdened, by a state or local government action may assert the burden as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding, regardless of

Religious freedom restoration act. Provides that a state or local government action may not substantially burden a person's right to the exercise of religion unless it is demonstrated that applying the burden to the person's exercise of religion is: (1) essential to further a compelling governmental interest; and (2) the least restrictive means of furthering the compelling governmental interest. Provides that a person whose exercise of religion has been substantially burdened, or is likely to be substantially burdened, by a state or local government action may assert the burden as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding, regardless of

Rep. Timothy Wesco [R]

Rep. Jeffrey Thompson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-22	House	First Reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2015-01-22	House	Coauthored by Representative Thompson
2015-01-22	House	Authored by Representative Wesco

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/house/1632/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/0/e/f/b0ef8ec8/HB1632.01.INTR.pdf