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2007 SESSION
HB 3082 Religious freedom; reiterates an individual's freedom of religion.
Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Religious freedom. Reiterates an individual's freedom of religion and prohibits a government entity from unduly burdening such right. The bill provides a cause of action for declaratory or injunctive relief for violation. A person prevailing in such an action may recover reasonable costs and attorney fees, but not monetary damages. A petition for appeal to the Court of Appeals may be made from any decision to grant or deny declaratory and injunctive relief. The provisions of the bill shall not prevent any governmental institution or facility from maintaining health, safety, security, or discipline. The bill does not apply to the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, any facility of the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services that treats civilly committed sexually violent predators, or any local, regional or federal correctional facility.
FULL TEXT
- 01/16/07 House: Presented and ordered printed 070879380 pdf
- 02/05/07 House: Printed as engrossed 070879380-E pdf
- 02/19/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 077862380-S1 pdf
- 03/12/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB3082ER) pdf
- 04/04/07 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB3082ER2) pdf
- 04/11/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0889) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House amendments
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
- Senate amendments rejected
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/16/07 House: Presented and ordered printed 070879380
- 01/16/07 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/25/07 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 02/02/07 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 4-N)
- 02/03/07 House: Read first time
- 02/05/07 House: Read second time
- 02/05/07 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/05/07 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/05/07 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB3082E
- 02/05/07 House: Printed as engrossed 070879380-E
- 02/06/07 House: Read third time and passed House (67-Y 30-N)
- 02/06/07 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (67-Y 30-N)
- 02/06/07 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/07/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/14/07 Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/07 Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 02/19/07 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/19/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 077862380-S1
- 02/20/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/07 Senate: Motion to reconsider Passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/21/07 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/07 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/21/07 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 077862380-S1
- 02/21/07 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/22/07 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/07 Senate: Amendments (1st set) by Senator Edwards withdrawn
- 02/22/07 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/22/07 Senate: Amendment #4 by Senator Edwards agreed to
- 02/22/07 Senate: Amendments 3,5,6,7 by Senator Edwards rejected (16-Y 22-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: VOTE: (16-Y 22-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB3082S1
- 02/22/07 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (26-Y 12-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: VOTE: (26-Y 12-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (28-Y 11-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: VOTE: (28-Y 11-N)
- 02/22/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/07 House: Senate substitute with amendment agreed to by House (80-Y 8-N)
- 02/22/07 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (80-Y 8-N)
- 03/12/07 House: Enrolled
- 03/12/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB3082ER)
- 03/12/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/26/07 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/03/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/04/07 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 3-N)
- 04/04/07 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 3-N)
- 04/04/07 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/04/07 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/04/07 House: Reenrolled
- 04/04/07 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB3082ER2)
- 04/04/07 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/04/07 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/04/07 House: Enacted, Chapter 889 (effective 7/1/07)
- 04/11/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0889)