TX-SB1799-2015
Texas · SB 1799 · 2015
Relating to the religious freedom of a conscientious objector to act or fail to act with respect to certain issues of marriage.
- Bill key
- TX-SB1799-2015
- State
- Texas
- Session
- 2015
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- introduced
- Citation (Bluebook)
- S.B. 1799, 84th Leg., Reg. Sess. (Tex. 2015), http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=SB1799.
- Short citation
- Tex. S.B. 1799.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
Relating to the religious freedom of a conscientious objector to act or fail to act with respect to certain issues of marriage.
Curator notes
MRFA/FADA type bill. Basically treat those with religious or conscience objections to same-sex marriage are immune from related government penalties and may descriminate based on those beliefs when providing services.
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Taylor | Republican | Senator | SD-011 | Primary sponsor |
Model-bill lineage
Model-bill templates this bill matches
- Protecting Freedom of Conscience (MS HB1523) Shares provisions This bill predates the template: a likely source for it, not a copy of it.
Similar bills
Bill text
- As introduced (6,635 characters)
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