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2015-2016 Regular Session - HB 757

Domestic relations; religious officials shall not be required to perform marriage ceremonies in violation of their legal right; provide

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First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to protect religious freedoms; to amend Chapter 3 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to marriage generally, so as to provide that religious officials shall not be required to perform marriage ceremonies in violation of their legal right to free exercise of religion; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to change certain provisions relating to days of rest for employees of business and industry; to protect property owners which are religious institutions against infringement of religious freedom; to define a term; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status History

Mar/28/2016 - Veto V1 Mar/28/2016 - House Date Signed by Governor Mar/28/2016 - House Sent to Governor Mar/16/2016 - Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub Mar/16/2016 - House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended Feb/19/2016 - Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute Feb/19/2016 - Senate Third Read Feb/19/2016 - Senate Engrossed Feb/18/2016 - Senate Read Second Time Feb/17/2016 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute Feb/16/2016 - Senate Read and Referred Feb/11/2016 - House Passed/Adopted By Substitute Feb/11/2016 - House Third Readers Feb/10/2016 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute Jan/15/2016 - House Second Readers Jan/14/2016 - House First Readers Jan/13/2016 - House Hopper

Footnotes

02/11/2016 Structured Rule; 2/17/2016 Notice to File Minority Report in Senate; 2/19/2016 Engrossed Upon 3rd Reading in Senate; 03/16/2016 House agreed to Senate Substitute as House amended; 3/16/2016 Senate Agreed to House Amendment to Senate Substitute

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