21RS HB 218

House Bill 218

Actions

Last Action	01/07/21: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to religion.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	928
Sponsors	S. Baker, W. Thomas, L. Bechler, J. Blanton, A. Bowling, J. Bray, R. Bridges, J. Calloway, J. Decker, R. Dotson, J. DuPlessis, D. Elliott, D. Fister, P. Flannery, D. Frazier Gordon, C. Fugate, D. Hale, R. Heath, R. Huff, T. Huff, M. Imes, DJ Johnson, K. King, N. Kirk-McCormick, W. Lawrence, M. Lockett, S. Maddox, C. Massey, B. McCool, S. McPherson, J. Petrie, M. Prunty, F. Rabourn, B. Reed, S. Sheldon, N. Tate, K. Upchurch, R. Webber, B. Wesley, R. White
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 39A.100 to exclude houses of worship from emergency condemnation authority; prohibit a governmental entity from prohibiting religious services during an emergency to a greater extent than imposed on other organizations or businesses that provide essential services; require a compelling governmental interest to place a burden on a religious organizations; prohibit a governmental entity from taking any discriminatory action against a religious organization on the basis that the organization is religious; define "discriminatory action," "governmental entity," "religious organization," and "religious services"; allow a religious organization to assert a violation of this section as a claim against a governmental entity or as a defense and waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunity to the extent of liability under the Act; set out remedies available to a religious organization under this Act; specify how the Act is to be construed; require a religious organization to bring an action under this Act no later than 2 years from the date the person should have known of the discriminatory action.
Index Headings of Original Version	Local Mandate - Emergencies, discrimination, remedies Governor - Emergencies, religious organizations, discrimination prohibited Local Government - Emergencies, religious organizations, discrimination prohibited Local Government - Emergencies, religious organizations, discrimination, remedies Religion - Emergencies, discrimination prohibited Religion - Emergencies, discrimination, remedies Courts - Emergencies, religious discrimination, right established Courts - Emergencies, religious organizations, discrimination, remedies Disasters - Emergencies, religious organizations, discrimination prohibited Disasters - Emergencies, religious organizations, discrimination, remedies Diseases - Emergencies, religious discrimination, right established Diseases - Emergencies, religious organizations, discrimination prohibited