Child Protection Act (agency conscience exemptions)

Anti-LGBTQ+ Model document

A model bill that first appeared in 2017. 25 bills in 11 states were matched to it. The full story: author, spread, ads, funding and lawsuits.

Subject
Religious exemptions
First appeared
2017
Where its text comes from
Model document. Its text is the model-bill document itself.
Years filed
2009–2026
States
Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kentucky, Montana, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming

Match levels

1 matched bill was filed before the template first appeared (2017) and is marked in the lists below. It may be among the template's sources rather than a copy of it. How to read these pages

Bills matched to this model bill

Near-verbatim (2)

These bills carry the template's text nearly word for word.

BillStateIntroducedStatus
GA SB 435 (2022)GeorgiaFailed
GA HB 33 (2009) Filed before the templateGeorgiaFailed

Derived (13)

These bills are built on the template's text.

BillStateIntroducedStatus
SD SB 149 (2017)South DakotaEnacted
GA SB 375 (2018)GeorgiaFailed
GA HB 1060 (2020)GeorgiaFailed
GA SB 368 (2020)GeorgiaFailed
GA HB 401 (2021)GeorgiaFailed
AZ SB 1399 (2022)ArizonaEnacted
GA HB 1104 (2024)GeorgiaFailed
GA HB 1170 (2024)GeorgiaFailed
GA SB 185 (2025)GeorgiaEnacted
GA SB 30 (2025)GeorgiaFailed
GA SB 57 (2025)GeorgiaFailed
GA HB 267 (2026)GeorgiaFailed
GA HB 54 (2026)GeorgiaFailed

Shares provisions (10)

These bills borrow some of the template's provisions.

BillStateIntroducedStatus
TX HB 3859 (2017)TexasEnacted
IA HF 2273 (2020)IowaFailed
IA SF 2193 (2020)IowaFailed
IA HF 170 (2021)IowaFailed
KY HB 524 (2021)KentuckyFailed
SC H 3801 (2023)South CarolinaFailed
ID H 578 (2024)IdahoEnacted
AR HB 1669 (2025)ArkansasEnacted
MT HB 655 (2025)MontanaEnacted
WY HB 149 (2025)WyomingFailed

25 bills

All model bills and families

Data as of November 3, 2026.