Bill Text: TX HB999 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to requiring a court of this state to uphold and apply certain laws, including the doctrine requiring courts to refrain from involvement in religious doctrinal interpretation or application.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-28 - Referred to State Affairs [HB999 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB999-Introduced.html
82R6750 CAE-F | ||
By: Berman | H.B. No. 999 |
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relating to requiring a court of this state to uphold and apply | ||
certain laws, including the doctrine requiring courts to refrain | ||
from involvement in religious doctrinal interpretation or | ||
application. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 21.001, Government Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: | ||
(d) A court shall uphold and apply the Constitution of the | ||
United States, the constitution of this state, federal laws, and | ||
the laws of this state, including the doctrine that is derived from | ||
the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and known as | ||
the church autonomy doctrine, which in part requires courts to | ||
refrain from involvement in religious doctrinal interpretation or | ||
application. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |