KY SB260 | 2021 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 22 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-26 - to Judiciary (S)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 22 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-26 - to Judiciary (S)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amend KRS 39A.100 and 39A.180 to limit the Governor and political subdivisions and agencies from exercising emergency powers to substantially burden a person's freedom of religion; amend KRS 446.350 to waive the sovereign immunity of the Commonwealth in claims seeking equitable relief relating to the government substantially burdening a person's freedom of religion; require court to award reasonable attorney fees and costs and $10 a day in damages for violations.
Title
AN ACT relating to religious freedom.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2021-02-26 | Senate | to Judiciary (S) |
2021-02-22 | Senate | to Committee on Committees (S) |
2021-02-22 | Senate | introduced in Senate |
Subjects
Kentucky State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb260.html |
Text | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb260/orig_bill.pdf |