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Sen. Heather A. Steans
Filed: 2/14/2013
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 10
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 10, AS AMENDED, |
| 3 | | with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No. |
| 4 | | 1, on page 1, line 10, after "marriage.", by inserting the |
| 5 | | following: |
| 6 | | "Nothing in this Act is intended to abrogate, limit, or expand |
| 7 | | the ability of a religious denomination to exercise First |
| 8 | | Amendment rights protected by the United States Constitution or |
| 9 | | the Illinois Constitution nor is it intended to abrogate, |
| 10 | | limit, or expand the Illinois Human Rights Act or the Religious |
| 11 | | Freedom Restoration Act."; and
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| 12 | | on page 2, line 21, by deleting "and human rights protected"; |
| 13 | | and
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| 14 | | on page 3, by replacing lines 1 through 4 with "marriages it |
| 15 | | will solemnize or celebrate."; and
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| 1 | | on page 5, by inserting immediately below line 6 the following: |
| 2 | | "(a-10) No church, mosque, synagogue, temple, |
| 3 | | nondenominational ministry, interdenominational or ecumenical |
| 4 | | organization, mission organization, or other organization |
| 5 | | whose principal purpose is the study, practice, or advancement |
| 6 | | of religion is required to provide religious facilities for the |
| 7 | | solemnization ceremony or celebration associated with the |
| 8 | | solemnization ceremony of a marriage if the solemnization |
| 9 | | ceremony or celebration associated with the solemnization |
| 10 | | ceremony is in violation of its religious beliefs. An entity |
| 11 | | identified in this subsection (a-10) shall be immune from any |
| 12 | | civil, administrative, criminal penalty, claim, or cause of |
| 13 | | action based on its refusal to provide religious facilities for |
| 14 | | the solemnization ceremony or celebration associated with the |
| 15 | | solemnization ceremony of a marriage if the solemnization |
| 16 | | ceremony or celebration associated with the solemnization |
| 17 | | ceremony is in violation of its religious beliefs. As used in |
| 18 | | this subsection (a-10), "religious facilities" means |
| 19 | | sanctuaries, parish halls, fellowship halls, and similar |
| 20 | | facilities. "Religious facilities" does not include facilities |
| 21 | | such as businesses, health care facilities, educational |
| 22 | | facilities, or social service agencies.".
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