Bill > HF2437

This bill prohibits governmental entities, officials, and employees in Iowa from burdening a person's free exercise of religion. Specifically, it prohibits them from treating religious conduct more restrictively than comparable secular conduct due to economic factors or risk levels. The bill allows individuals whose religious exercise has been burdened to file a lawsuit for damages, injunctive relief, or other remedies, and to recover attorney fees if they prevail. The bill also amends the Iowa code to clarify that the home rule powers granted to counties and cities do not include the power to enact laws that violate the provisions of this new section.