AR-HB1615-2023
Arkansas · HB 1615 · 2023
To Create The Conscience Protection Act; And To Amend The Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Anti-LGBTQ+Enacted
- Bill key
- AR-HB1615-2023
- State
- Arkansas
- Session
- 2023
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- passed
- Citation (Bluebook)
- H.B. 1615, 94th Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Ark. 2023) (enacted), https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=hb1615&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023R.
- Short citation
- Ark. H.B. 1615.
- Enacted as
- Notification that HB1615 is now Act 733
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
To Create The Conscience Protection Act; And To Amend The Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Curator notes
First draft was a PFCGDA; Final draft removed explicit allowances for discriminating against trans people and against people in same-sex mariages.
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Lundstrum | Republican | Representative | HD-018 | Primary sponsor |
| Gary Stubblefield | Republican | Senator | SD-026 | Primary sponsor |
| Mary Bentley | Republican | Representative | HD-054 | Co-sponsor |
| Cameron Cooper | Republican | Representative | HD-057 | Co-sponsor |
| Cindy Crawford | Republican | Representative | HD-051 | Co-sponsor |
| Jimmie Gazaway | Republican | Representative | HD-031 | Co-sponsor |
| Wayne Long | Republican | Representative | HD-039 | Co-sponsor |
| Jon Milligan | Republican | Representative | HD-033 | Co-sponsor |
| Marcus Richmond | Republican | Representative | HD-052 | Co-sponsor |
| Kendon Underwood | Republican | Representative | HD-016 | Co-sponsor |
| Steve Unger | Republican | Representative | HD-019 | Co-sponsor |
| Danny Watson | Republican | Representative | HD-088 | Co-sponsor |
| Alan Clark | Republican | Senator | SD-007 | Co-sponsor |
Model-bill lineage
Model-bill templates this bill matches
- Protecting Freedom of Conscience (MS HB1523) Derived
- Marriage Tolerance Act (First Amendment Defense Act) Shares provisions
- Preserving Religious Freedom Act (State RFRA) Shares provisions
- First Amendment Defense Act Shares provisions
Similar bills
Bill text
- As introduced (30,017 characters) · Open the printed bill (PDF)
- As enrolled or final (15,907 characters) · Open the printed bill (PDF)
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