GA-SB221-2019
Georgia · SB 221 · 2019
"The Religious Freedom Restoration Act"; enact
- Bill key
- GA-SB221-2019
- State
- Georgia
- Session
- 2019
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- introduced
- Citation (Bluebook)
- S.B. 221, 155th Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Ga. 2019), https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55576.
- Short citation
- Ga. S.B. 221.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to provide for the protection of religious freedom; t…
Curator notes
State level Religious Freedom Restoration Act; Government compelling interest required for someone to be compelled to go against their religious beliefs; SOGI not directly mentioned
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Harbin | Republican | Senator | SD-016 | Primary sponsor |
| Bill Heath | Republican | Senator | SD-031 | Primary sponsor |
| William Ligon | Republican | Senator | SD-003 | Primary sponsor |
| Bruce Thompson | Republican | Senator | SD-014 | Primary sponsor |
| Gregory Kirk | Republican | Senator | SD-013 | Primary sponsor |
| Chuck Payne | Republican | Senator | SD-054 | Primary sponsor |
Model-bill lineage
Model-bill templates this bill matches
- Marriage Tolerance Act (First Amendment Defense Act) Shares provisions
- Preserving Religious Freedom Act (State RFRA) Shares provisions
Similar bills
Bill text
- As introduced (6,515 characters) · Open the printed bill (PDF)
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