HB144 Summary

• Proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize the display of the Ten Commandments on state property and on property owned or administered by public schools and public bodies.

• Establishes that every person has the liberty to worship according to their conscience and cannot be compelled to attend or support any place of worship or minister.

• Provides that civil and political rights, privileges, and capacities of no person may be diminished or enlarged based on their religious beliefs.

• Requires any display of the Ten Commandments to comply with constitutional requirements by being intermingled with historical or educational items in a larger display.

• Prohibits the expenditure of public funds in defense of the constitutionality of this amendment and requires voter approval by majority of qualified electors voting thereon.