House
File
2130
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2130
BY
SALMON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
pertaining
to
bona
fide
religious
purposes
under
the
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Iowa
civil
rights
Act
of
1965.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
216.2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
01.
“Bona
fide
religious
purpose”
means
3
any
lawful
purpose
that
furthers
a
sincerely
held
religious
4
belief,
whether
or
not
compelled
by,
or
central
to,
a
system
5
of
religious
belief,
and
without
regard
to
the
correctness,
6
validity,
or
plausibility
of
the
religious
belief.
“Bona
fide
7
religious
purpose”
shall
be
interpreted
broadly,
with
any
and
8
all
ambiguities
resolved
in
favor
of
the
bona
fide
religious
9
institution
professing
the
religious
belief.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
defines
“bona
fide
religious
purpose”
under
the
14
Iowa
civil
rights
Act
of
1965
(“the
Act”)
as
any
lawful
purpose
15
that
furthers
a
sincerely
held
religious
belief,
whether
or
not
16
compelled
by,
or
central
to,
a
system
of
religious
belief,
and
17
without
regard
to
the
correctness,
validity,
or
plausibility
of
18
the
religious
belief.
The
term
shall
be
interpreted
broadly,
19
with
any
and
all
ambiguities
resolved
in
favor
of
the
bona
fide
20
religious
institution
professing
the
religious
belief.
21
The
term,
which
pertains
to
certain
exceptions
to
the
Act
22
relating
to
employment,
accommodations
or
services,
education,
23
and
housing,
was
not
previously
defined.
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