Senate
File
2278
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2278
BY
KREIMAN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
exempting
specified
entities
from
being
required
to
1
solemnize,
celebrate,
promote,
or
perpetuate
a
marriage,
or
2
treat
a
marriage
as
valid.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
595.21
Exemptions
——
marriage
——
1
solemnization,
celebration,
treating
as
valid.
2
1.
A
religious
corporation,
association,
educational
3
institution,
society,
charity,
or
fraternal
organization,
or
an
4
individual
employed
by
such
an
entity
while
acting
in
the
scope
5
of
employment
shall
not
be
required
to
do
any
of
the
following
6
if
doing
so
would
cause
such
entity
to
violate
the
sincerely
7
held
religious
beliefs
to
which
the
entity
subscribes
or
such
8
individual
to
violate
the
individual’s
sincerely
held
religious
9
beliefs:
10
a.
Solemnize
a
marriage.
11
b.
Treat
a
marriage
as
valid.
12
c.
Provide
services,
accommodations,
advantages,
13
facilities,
goods,
or
privileges
for
a
purpose
related
to
the
14
solemnization
or
celebration
of
a
marriage.
15
2.
Refusal
to
provide
services,
accommodations,
advantages,
16
facilities,
goods,
or
privileges
if
in
accordance
with
this
17
section,
shall
not
result
in
either
of
the
following:
18
a.
Creation
of
any
civil
claim
or
cause
of
action.
19
b.
An
action
by
the
state
or
a
political
subdivision,
under
20
any
law
of
the
state
or
a
political
subdivision,
to
penalize
21
or
withhold
benefits
from
any
individual
or
entity
acting
in
22
accordance
with
this
section
including
but
not
limited
to
23
laws
regarding
employment
discrimination,
housing,
public
24
accommodations,
educational
institutions,
licensing,
government
25
contracts
or
grants,
or
tax-exempt
status.
26
EXPLANATION
27
This
bill
provides
exemptions
for
religious
corporations,
28
associations,
educational
institutions,
societies,
charities,
29
and
fraternal
organizations,
and
individuals
employed
by
such
30
entities
while
acting
in
the
scope
of
employment,
from
any
31
requirement
to
solemnize
a
marriage,
treat
a
marriage
as
valid,
32
or
provide
services,
accommodations,
advantages,
facilities,
33
goods,
or
privileges
for
purposes
related
to
the
solemnization
34
or
celebration
of
a
marriage,
if
by
doing
so
would
cause
such
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entity
to
violate
the
sincerely
held
religious
beliefs
to
1
which
the
entity
subscribes
or
the
individual
to
violate
the
2
individual’s
sincerely
held
religious
beliefs.
3
The
bill
provides
that
refusal
to
provide
services,
4
accommodations,
advantages,
facilities,
goods,
or
privileges
5
in
accordance
with
the
bill
shall
not
result
in
creation
of
a
6
civil
claim
or
cause
of
action,
or
any
action
by
the
state
or
a
7
political
subdivision
to
penalize
or
withhold
benefits
from
any
8
individual
or
entity
exempted
under
the
bill,
including
but
not
9
limited
to
laws
regarding
employment
discrimination,
housing,
10
public
accommodations,
educational
institutions,
licensing,
11
government
contracts
or
grants,
or
tax-exempt
status.
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