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Iowa HF229

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A bill for an act relating to the standard of judicial review and providing a claim or defense when a state action burdens a person's exercise of religion, and including effective date provisions.

Legislative Session

inactive

90th General Assembly

Selected quotes

NEW SECTION. 675.4 Free exercise of religion protected. Government shall not substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion, even if the burden results from a rule H.F.229 of general applicability, unless the government demonstrates that applying the burden to that person’s exercise of religion is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest, and is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.

Links

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History

DateAction
2023-02-08Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 264.