Status

Completed Legislative Action

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: Failed on January 9 2019 - 100% progression

Action: 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die

Text: Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)Status: Failed on January 9 2019 - 100% progressionAction: 2019-01-09 - Session Sine DieText: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Creates the Religious Freedom Defense Act. Prohibits the State and local governments from taking discriminatory action against a person if the person believes or acts under a religious belief or moral conviction that marriage is only between one man and one woman, or that sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage. Allows a person to assert a claim or defense under the Act in a judicial or administrative proceeding for damages, injunctive relief, declaratory relief, or other appropriate relief against the State or local government. Also allows the Attorney General to seek enforcement of the Act. Defines "discriminatory action", "person", "State benefit program", and "State".

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Title

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DEFENSE ACT

Sponsors

History

Date Chamber Action 2019-01-09 Senate Session Sine Die 2017-05-05 Senate Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 2017-04-07 Senate Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 5, 2017 2017-03-17 Senate Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017 2017-02-09 Senate To Subcommittee on Civil Rights 2017-01-25 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter 2017-01-24 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins 2017-01-24 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson 2017-01-24 Senate Assigned to Judiciary 2017-01-11 Senate Referred to Assignments 2017-01-11 Senate First Reading 2017-01-11 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kyle McCarter

Illinois State Sources

Type Source Summary http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=64&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=91&GA=100 Text http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB0064.htm

Bill Comments