Medical Ethics and Diversity Act

Anti-LGBTQ+ Stand-in bill

A model bill that first appeared in 2021. 46 bills in 15 states were matched to it. The full story: author, spread, ads, funding and lawsuits.

Subject
Religious exemptions
First appeared
2021
Where its text comes from
Stand-in bill. Its text is taken from an introduced bill used in place of a model-bill document: AR SB 289 (2021).
Credited to
Alliance Defending Freedom
Years filed
2009–2026
States
Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming

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Near-verbatim (1)

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

BillStateIntroducedStatus
AR SB 444 (2025)ArkansasEnacted

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All model bills and families

Data as of November 3, 2026.