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2010 SESSION

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SB 56 Prayer at public events; governmental agency to have no authority to regulate.

Introduced by: Stephen H. Martin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Prayer at public events. Provides that whenever an individual is requested to provide prayer, invocation, or benediction at a public event that is sanctioned by a governmental agency, such governmental agency shall have no authority to regulate how that individual refers to God in prayer or to prohibit the religious content of the individual's prayer, invocation, or benediction, provided such prayer, invocation, or benediction is not used to advance a particular religion or to disparage another faith or belief.

FULL TEXT

• 01/04/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100562D  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/04/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100562D
• 01/04/10  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 01/20/10  Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/20/10  Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
• 02/15/10  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)