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2025 Regular Session

SB60

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AN ACT relating to restoring religious liberty.

Amend KRS 446.350 to define terms; outline appropriate relief if the statute is violated; apply to laws adopted before or after the effective date; include severability clause; waive sovereign and governmental immunity.

Introduced: January 8, 2025

Last action: March 7, 2025

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This bill would update Kentucky's existing religious freedom law by adding definitions for key terms and specifying what legal remedies are available when someone believes the law has been violated. It would apply to both past and future laws, and it removes certain legal shields that normally protect the government from being sued, making it easier for individuals to take legal action against the state or local governments over religious freedom claims. Who it may…

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Legislative History

Jan 8, 2025 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Jan 8, 2025 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Jan 10, 2025 · Senate
To Judiciary (S)
Feb 20, 2025 · Senate
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar With Committee Substitute (1)
Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Floor Amendment (1) Filed To Committee Substitute (clerical)
Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Tuesday, February 25, 2025 (clerical)
Feb 25, 2025 · Senate
Passed Over And Retained In The Orders Of The Day (clerical)
Feb 26, 2025 · Senate
Passed 29-7 With Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 29
Nay: 7
Absent: 2
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Primary Sponsor

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Steve Rawlings

Senator · Senate District 11

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steve.rawlings@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (7)

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Lindsey Tichenor

Senator · Senate District 06

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lindsey.tichenor@kylegislature.gov
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Donald Douglas

Senator · Senate District 22

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Donald.Douglas@kylegislature.gov
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Shelley Frommeyer

Senator · Senate District 24

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shelley.funkefrommeyer@kylegislature.gov
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Robert Mills

Senator · Senate District 04

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Robby.Mills@kylegislature.gov
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Matt Nunn

Senator · Senate District 17

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matt.nunn@kylegislature.gov
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Aaron Reed

Senator · Senate District 07

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aaron.reed@kylegislature.gov
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Gex Williams

Senator · Senate District 20

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gex.williams@kylegislature.gov
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