WV HB2508 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-29 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-29 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Freedom of Conscience Protection Act to ensure that, in all cases where state action burdens the exercise of religion, strict scrutiny is applied and to provide a claim or defense to a person or persons whose exercise of religion is burdened by state action. This article is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.
Title
Creating the West Virginia Freedom of Conscience Protection Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-29 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2015-01-29 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2015-01-29 | House | To Judiciary |
| 2015-01-29 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 11B | 1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 5 | 11B | 2 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 5 | 11B | 3 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 5 | 11B | 4 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 5 | 11B | 5 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 5 | 11B | 6 | New Code | See Bill Text |
