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Committee hears plan to enshrine religious-freedom protections in state constitution; Family Council testifies
Summary
Sponsors presented a proposed constitutional amendment to elevate religious-exercise protections to a strict-scrutiny standard; Jerry Cox of Family Council testified that the amendment would provide a durable tool against federal actions he said threaten faith-based organizations.
Little Rock — The Senate committee heard a proposed constitutional amendment that would strengthen protections for the free exercise of religion in the Arkansas Constitution and require that any burden on religious exercise meet strict scrutiny.
Sponsors said the amendment's text would mirror the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) standard and place it in the…
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