Religious activities as essential services.
Summary
Prohibits the state and a political subdivision from imposing restrictions on a religious organization that are more restrictive than the restrictions imposed upon other businesses and organizations that provide essential services to the public. Permits the state or a political subdivision to require a religious organization to comply with a neutral and generally applicable health, safety, or occupancy requirement to the same extent as other organizations, if the requirement is otherwise allowable under Indiana's religious freedom law. Provides that the state, a political subdivision, or an officer or employee of the state or a political subdivision may not restrict the right of the people to worship or to worship in person during a disaster emergency.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Apr 7, 2021
Signed Apr 22, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 6, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Apr 22, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 8, 2021
Amended
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 377: yeas 36, nays 10
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 367: yeas 74, nays 20
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 53: yeas 40, nays 7
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Amended
Amendment #1 (Koch) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Aaron Freeman
RRepublican
P
Eric Koch
RRepublican
P
Greg Steuerwald
RRepublican
P
Liz Brown
RRepublican
Co
Andy Zay
RRepublican
Co
Bob Cherry
RRepublican
Co
Chris Garten
RRepublican
Co
Dennis Kruse
RRepublican
Co
Eric Bassler
RRepublican
Co
Erin Houchin
RRepublican
Co
Jack E. Sandlin
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Raatz
RRepublican
Co
Jim Buck
RRepublican
Co
Jim Tomes
RRepublican
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