Bill > HB1476

This bill prohibits the state of North Dakota from creating or enforcing policies that directly or symbolically respect "nonsecular self-asserted sex-based identity narratives" or "sexual orientation orthodoxy," which are defined as faith-based beliefs that are not predicated on self-evident, objective facts. The bill specifies that such policies would violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the North Dakota Constitution. It also requires the continued enforcement of "secular marriage" policies, defined as a legal union between one biological male and one biological female. The bill allows individuals to believe in and practice "secular humanism" and related beliefs as long as they do not violate state or federal law, and prohibits discrimination against people for their beliefs. The bill establishes that emotional appeals cannot be used to justify policies that respect the targeted beliefs, and that such policies fail the "Lemon test" for constitutionality under the establishment clause.

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https://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/bill-actions/ba1476.html