NJ-A1706-2016
New Jersey · A 1706 · 2016
Provides religious exemption for clergy and religious organizations concerning same-sex marriages and civil unions.
Anti-LGBTQ+Failed
- Bill key
- NJ-A1706-2016
- State
- New Jersey
- Session
- 2016
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- introduced
- Citation (Bluebook)
- Assemb. 1706, 217th Leg. (N.J. 2016), https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2016/A1706.
- Short citation
- N.J. Assemb. 1706.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
Provides religious exemption for clergy and religious organizations concerning same-sex marriages and civil unions.
Curator notes
Religious institutions and their employees don't have to provide services related to marriage and marriage celebration in violation of their religious beliefs; Carried over to 2018 A 2864
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Dancer | Republican | Representative | HD-012 | Primary sponsor |
| Jay Webber | Republican | Representative | HD-026 | Primary sponsor |
Model-bill lineage
Model-bill templates this bill matches
- Clergy Protection Act Shares provisions This bill predates the template: a likely source for it, not a copy of it.
- Marriage Tolerance Act (First Amendment Defense Act) Shares provisions This bill predates the template: a likely source for it, not a copy of it.
Bill text
- As introduced (7,291 characters)
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