SB 284

  • Georgia Senate Bill
  • 2015-2016 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

"First Amendment Defense Act of Georgia"

Abstract

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to prohibit discriminatory action against a person who believes, speaks, or acts in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction that marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman or that sexual relations are properly reserved to such marriage; to provide for definitions; to provide for the granting of relief; to provide for construction and application; to provide for waiver of sovereign immunity under certain circumstances; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Jan 22, 2016

Senate

Senate Read and Referred

  • Referral-Committee
Rules

Jan 21, 2016

Senate

Senate Hopper

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As introduced LC 25 6555ER PDF

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