Indiana 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted 16 R cosponsors

SB 263 — Religious activities as essential services.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 22 sponsors

    4 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (16 R).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

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 Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 99

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Senator Holdman added as coauthor

  7. Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 377: yeas 36, nays 10

  8. Motion to concur filed

  9. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  10. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 367: yeas 74, nays 20

  11. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  12. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  13. Representative Cherry added as cosponsor

  14. First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures

  15. Referred to the House

  16. Senators Rogers, Bassler, Raatz added as coauthors

  17. Senators Garten, Tomes, Crane added as coauthors

  18. Cosponsor: Representative Lehman

  19. House sponsor: Representative Steuerwald

  20. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 53: yeas 40, nays 7

  21. Senator Houchin added as coauthor

  22. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  23. Amendment #1 (Koch) prevailed; voice vote

  24. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  25. Senator Sandlin added as coauthor

  26. Senator Kruse added as coauthor

  27. Senator Zay added as coauthor

  28. Senators Buck, Young M, Gaskill, Bohacek, Glick added as coauthors

  29. Senator Freeman added as third author

  30. Senator Brown L added as second author

  31. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  32. Authored by Senator Koch

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 128 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (128)

128 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 263 do?
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.
Who sponsors SB 263?
SB 263 is sponsored by Eric Koch (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), Aaron Freeman (Republican), James Buck (Republican), Michael Young (Republican), Mike Gaskill (Republican), Mike Bohacek (Republican), Susan Glick (Republican), Andy Zay, Dennis Kruse, Jack Sandlin, Erin Houchin, Chris Garten (Republican), James Tomes (Republican), John Crane, Linda Rogers (Republican), Eric Bassler (Republican), Jeff Raatz (Republican), Travis Holdman (Republican), Gregory Steuerwald (Republican), Matt Lehman (Republican), and Robert Cherry.
What is the current status of SB 263?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2021. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 263?
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