A bill to limit governmental action that substantially burdens a person’s exercise of religion; to set forth legislative findings; to provide for asserting a burden on exercise of religion as a claim or defense in any judicial or administrative proceeding; and to provide remedies.
Mandates that any government action imposing a significant burden on religious exercise must be justified by a compelling reason and executed in the least restrictive manner possible. This bill is termed the "Michigan Religious Freedom Restoration Act."
Introduced
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Referred to the Committee on Government Operations