Bill Text: IL SB3264 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Provides that any order, rule, regulation, or other directive issued by government pursuant to an emergency, health, or safety determination that requires closure or limitation of any place of worship entitled to the religious exemption found in Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code is considered a substantial burden even if the order, rule, regulation, or other directive is one of general applicability.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-08 - Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer [SB3264 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3264-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3264 Introduced 2/6/2024, by Sen. Steve McClure SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
775 ILCS 35/15
Amends the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Provides that any order, rule, regulation, or other directive issued by government pursuant to an emergency, health, or safety determination that requires closure or limitation of any place of worship entitled to the religious exemption found in Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code is considered a substantial burden even if the order, rule, regulation, or other directive is one of general applicability.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning human rights.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act is
amended by changing Section 15 as follows: