Kentucky House Bill 160 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - to Health and Family Services (H)
Pending: House Health and Family Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to define "foster care or adoption services" and "religious organization"; provide that a religious organization or an individual employed by a religious organization while acting in the scope of that employment shall not be required to provide foster care or adoption services to a person if the action would cause the organization or individual to violate a sincerely held religious belief; restrict civil or criminal action against religious organizations or an individual employed by a religious organization while acting in the scope of that employment for certain actions or any other action to penalize; allow religious organizations or an individual employed by a religious organization while acting in the scope of that employment a defense to any private cause of action for refusal to provide certain services due to a sincerely held religious belief.

AN ACT relating to foster care and adoption services.

Rep. Jason Petrie [R]	Rep. Lynn Bechler [R]	Rep. Myron Dossett [R]	Rep. David Hale [R]
Rep. Mark Hart [R]	Rep. Savannah Maddox [R]	Rep. Melinda Prunty [R]	Rep. Sal Santoro [R]
Rep. Nancy Tate [R]	Rep. Walker Thomas [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	to Health and Family Services (H)
2019-01-11	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/hb160.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/hb160/orig_bill.pdf