Bill > HB218

Introduced Session

Amend KRS 39A.100 to exclude houses of worship from emergency condemnation authority; prohibit a governmental entity from prohibiting religious services during an emergency to a greater extent than imposed on other organizations or businesses that provide essential services; require a compelling governmental interest to place a burden on a religious organizations; prohibit a governmental entity from taking any discriminatory action against a religious organization on the basis that the organization is religious; define "discriminatory action," "governmental entity," "religious organization," and "religious services"; allow a religious organization to assert a violation of this section as a claim against a governmental entity or as a defense and waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunity to the extent of liability under the Act; set out remedies available to a religious organization under this Act; specify how the Act is to be construed; require a religious organization to bring an action under this Act no later than 2 years from the date the person should have known of the discriminatory action.

AI Summary

Shane Baker (R)*,  Lynn Bechler (R),  John Blanton (R),  Adam Bowling (R),  Josh Bray (R),  Randy Bridges (R),  Josh Calloway (R),  Jennifer Decker (R),  Ryan Dotson (R),  Jim Duplessis (R),  Daniel Elliott (R),  Dan Fister (R),  Patrick Flannery (R),  Deanna Frazier Gordon (R),  Chris Fugate (R),  David Hale (R),  Richard Heath (R),  Regina Huff (R),  Thomas Huff (R),  Mary Beth Imes (R),  D.J. Johnson (R),  Kim King (R),  Norma Kirk-McCormick (R),  William Lawrence (R),  Matt Lockett (R),  Savannah Maddox (R),  C. Edward Massey (R),  Bobby McCool (R),  Shawn McPherson (R),  Jason Petrie (R),  Melinda Prunty (R),  Felicia Rabourn (R),  William Reed (R),  Steve Sheldon (R),  Nancy Tate (R),  Walker Thomas (R),  Ken Upchurch (R),  Russell Webber (R),  Bill Wesley (R),  Richard White (R), 

to Committee on Committees (H) (on 01/07/2021)

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