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MO HCR35
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/28/2013
Primary Sponsor
Timothy Jones
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AI Summary
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Requests Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster to immediately appeal a March 18, 2013 federal court decision by Judge Audrey Fleissig that ruled Senate Bill 749 unconstitutional.
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Senate Bill 749 was enacted to protect religious institutions and businesses from being forced to provide insurance coverage for procedures and medications that violate their religious beliefs.
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Asks the Attorney General to argue on appeal that the federal contraception mandate violates the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the First Amendment right to freedom of religion.
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References a similar federal court decision in Michigan that enjoined enforcement of the contraception mandate and protected business owners' religious freedom rights.
Legislative Description
Requests the Attorney General to argue on appeal that the federal contraception mandate violates the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act as well as the First Amendment of the Constitution
Last Action
Reported Do Pass (H)
4/9/2013