Compare CO HB 1140 (2019) and CO SB 241 (2018)

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CO HB 1140 (2019)CO SB 241 (2018)
General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO INTRODUCED LLS NOGeneral Assembly STATE OF COLORADO INTRODUCED LLS NO
Committees State, Veterans, & Military Affairs A BILL FOR AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THECommittees State, Veterans, & Military Affairs A BILL FOR AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
ACT" 101 IN COLORADO. 102 Bill Summary (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) The bill establishes theACT" IN COLORADO. 102 Bill Summary (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) The bill establishes the
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: 1 SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add part 10 to articleBe it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: 1 SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add part 10 to article
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute. Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. 34 of title 24 as follows: 1 PARTShading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute. Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. 34 of title 24 as follows: 1 PART
ACT 3 24-34-1001. Short title. THE SHORT TITLE OF THIS PART 10 IS THEACT 3 24-34-1001. Short title. THE SHORT TITLE OF THIS PART 10 IS THE
FINDS AND DECLARES THAT: 7 (a) LEADING LEGAL SCHOLARS CONCUR THAT CONFLICTS BETWEEN 8 SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY ARE REAL AND SHOULD BE 9 ADDRESSED THROUGH LEGISLATION; 10 (b) AFTERFINDS AND DECLARES THAT: 7 (a) LEADING LEGAL SCHOLARS CONCUR THAT CONFLICTS BETWEEN 8 SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY ARE REAL AND SHOULD BE 9 ADDRESSED THROUGH LEGISLATION; 10 (b) AFTER
LEGALIZATION OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, RELIGIOUS 11 ADOPTION AND FOSTER-CARE AGENCIES IN MASSACHUSETTS, ILLINOIS, 12 AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WERE FORCED TO CLOSE BECAUSE OF 13 THEIR SINCERELY HELD RELIGIOUS BELIEFS ABOUT MARRIAGELEGALIZATION OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, RELIGIOUS 12 ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE AGENCIES IN MASSACHUSETTS, ILLINOIS, 13 AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WERE FORCED TO CLOSE BECAUSE OF 14 THEIR SINCERELY HELD RELIGIOUS BELIEFS ABOUT MARRIAGE
c) CITIZENS OF THE STATE HOLD A WIDE RANGE OF REASONABLE 5 VIEWS ON THE ISSUE OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, AND MAINTAINING THE 6 STATE'S COMMITMENT TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOMc) CITIZENS OF THE STATE HOLD A WIDE RANGE OF VIEWS ON THE 19 ISSUE OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, AND MAINTAINING THE STATE'S 20 COMMITMENT TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
WHEN FACED WITH THESE 7 GOOD-FAITH DIFFERENCES OF OPINION IS VITAL; 8 (d) OUR NATION HAS A LONG AND HONORABLE HISTORY OF 9 RESPECTING AND ACCOMMODATING THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOMWHEN FACED WITH THESE GOOD-FAITH DIFFERENCES OF OPINION IS VITAL; 22 (d) OUR NATION HAS A LONG AND HONORABLE HISTORY OF 23 RESPECTING AND ACCOMMODATING THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
RIGHTS OF 10 ITS PEOPLE, DATING FROM BEFORE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION TO THE 11 PRESENT. FOR EXAMPLE, LAWS HAVE PROTECTED THE RIGHT OF QUAKERS 12 AND OTHER PACIFISTS TO SERVE THE NATION AS NONCOMBATANTS IN 13 TIMES OF WAR, THE RIGHT OF JEWS AND OTHER SABBATH OBSERVERS TO 14 DEDICATE THEIR TIME TO GOD AND FAMILY INSTEAD OF WORK ON THEIR 15 SABBATH, AND THE RIGHT OF RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE 16 CHARITABLE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC CONSISTENT WITH THEIR BELIEFS BY 17 HIRING INDIVIDUALS WHO SHARE THE SAME BELIEFS. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 18 RIGHTS AND THE RIGHT TO CONSCIENCE HAVE, FOR DECADES, BEEN 19 ESTABLISHED AS A NONCONTROVERSIAL FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN 20 SOCIETY. THE UNITED STATES DOES NOT…RIGHTS OF ITS PEOPLE, DATING FROM BEFORE 25 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION TO THE PRESENT. FOR EXAMPLE, LAWS HAVE 26 PROTECTED THE RIGHT OF QUAKERS AND OTHER PACIFISTS TO SERVE THE 27 SB18-241 -2- NATION AS NONCOMBATANTS IN TIMES OF WAR, THE RIGHT OF JEWS AND 1 OTHER SABBATH OBSERVERS TO DEDICATE THEIR TIME TO GOD AND 2 FAMILY INSTEAD OF WORK ON THEIR SABBATH, AND THE RIGHT OF 3 RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE CHARITABLE SERVICES TO THE 4 PUBLIC CONSISTENT WITH THEIR BELIEFS BY HIRING INDIVIDUALS WHO 5 SHARE THE SAME BELIEFS. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RIGHTS AND THE RIGHT TO 6 CONSCIENCE HAVE, FOR DECADES, BEEN ESTABLISHED AS A 7 NONCONTROVERSIAL FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN SOCIETY. THE UNITED 8 STATES DOES…
FROM GOVERNMENT 24 INTRUSION IS A STATE INTEREST OF THE HIGHEST ORDER. LEGISLATION 25 ADVANCES THIS INTEREST BY REMEDYING, DETERRING, AND PREVENTING 26 GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE WITH RELIGIOUS EXERCISE IN A WAY THAT 27 HB19-1140 -3- COMPLEMENTS THE PROTECTIONS MANDATED BY THE STATE AND FEDERAL 1 CONSTITUTIONSFROM GOVERNMENT INTRUSION IS A STATE INTEREST OF THE 13 HIGHEST ORDER. LEGISLATION ADVANCES THIS INTEREST BY REMEDYING, 14 DETERRING, AND PREVENTING GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE WITH 15 RELIGIOUS EXERCISE IN A WAY THAT COMPLEMENTS THE PROTECTIONS 16 MANDATED BY THE STATE AND FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONS
THE FREE 10 EXERCISE OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND MORAL CONVICTIONSTHE FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND MORAL 7 CONVICTIONS
FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND MORAL CONVICTIONSFREE EXERCISE OF RELIGIOUS 13 BELIEFS AND MORAL CONVICTIONS
Severability. IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS PART 10 OR ANY 17 APPLICATION OF SUCH PROVISION TO ANY PARTICULAR PERSON OR 18 CIRCUMSTANCE IS HELD TO BE INVALID UNDER LAW, THE REMAINDER OF 19 THIS PART 10 AND THE APPLICATION OF ITS PROVISIONS TO ANY OTHER 20 PERSON OR CIRCUMSTANCE IS NOT AFFECTED. 21 SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act 22 takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the 23 ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August 24 2, 2019, if adjournment sine die is on May 3, 2019); except that, if a 25 referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the 26 state constitution against this act or…Severability. IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS PART 10 OR ANY 15 APPLICATION OF SUCH PROVISION TO ANY PARTICULAR PERSON OR 16 CIRCUMSTANCE IS HELD TO BE INVALID UNDER LAW, THE REMAINDER OF 17 THIS PART 10 AND THE APPLICATION OF ITS PROVISIONS TO ANY OTHER 18 PERSON OR CIRCUMSTANCE IS NOT AFFECTED. 19 SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act 20 takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the 21 ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August 22 8, 2018, if adjournment sine die is on May 9, 2018); except that, if a 23 referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the 24 state constitution against this act or…