Enact the Ohio Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Summary

The bill creates a Religious Freedom Restoration Act for Ohio, prohibiting state and local agencies from imposing substantial burdens on a person’s exercise of religion unless the government can show a compelling interest and that the action is the least restrictive way to achieve it. It lets individuals file lawsuits against those agencies, waives governmental immunity, and may award attorney fees. The measure also clarifies it does not alter the constitutional separation of church and state.

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