Bill > H1392

This bill aims to protect the religious beliefs and moral convictions of citizens in the Commonwealth. Key provisions include: 1. Protecting the sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions regarding the sex of individuals who may enter into marriage and the immutable biological sex of individuals. 2. Prohibiting the state government from taking discriminatory actions against religious organizations, adoption agencies, foster and adoptive parents, healthcare providers, and providers of certain marriage-related goods and services based on their adherence to the protected religious beliefs or moral convictions. 3. Allowing state employees with authority to authorize, license, or solemnize marriages to seek recusal from doing so based on the protected religious beliefs or moral convictions. 4. Providing a cause of action and remedies, including declaratory relief, injunctive relief, and compensatory damages, for persons who successfully assert a claim or defense under the bill. 5. Broadly construing the bill to protect the free exercise of religious beliefs and moral convictions to the maximum extent permitted by state and federal constitutions.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1392