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

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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

2 bills

All model bills and families

Data as of November 3, 2026.