House
File
2532
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2532
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2097)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
regulation
of
places
and
practices
of
1
worship
by
the
governor.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
5820HV
(1)
90
ss/ns
H.F.
2532
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
7.19
Regulation
of
places
and
1
practices
of
worship
——
limitation.
2
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
the
3
governor
shall
not
close,
place
a
mandate
on,
or
otherwise
4
regulate
a
place
or
practice
of
worship
for
any
reason,
5
including
through
the
proclamation
of
a
disaster
emergency
6
pursuant
to
chapter
29C
or
public
health
disaster
pursuant
to
7
section
135.144.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“place
of
8
worship”
means
a
building
in
which
an
active
congregation
is
9
devoted
to
worship.
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
prohibits
the
governor
from
closing,
placing
a
14
mandate
on,
or
otherwise
regulating
a
place
or
practice
of
15
worship
for
any
reason,
including
through
the
proclamation
16
of
a
disaster
emergency
or
public
health
disaster.
The
bill
17
defines
“place
of
worship”
as
a
building
in
which
an
active
18
congregation
is
devoted
to
worship.
19
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