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Committee advances bill to protect faith‑based foster and adoption providers amid debate
Summary
Representative Lindauer presented HB13‑89 to expand foster and adoption capacity by protecting faith‑based providers' conscience rights; witnesses cited out‑of‑state cases and studies to argue the law encourages providers, while some senators raised concerns about encouraging organizations with litigation histories; the committee approved the bill 8–2.
Representative Lindauer told the Judiciary committee HB13‑89 is intended to expand the network of foster and adoptive parents and service providers by codifying protections that allow faith‑based individuals and organizations to participate without compromising sincerely held religious beliefs. He said the bill lets DCS consider a child's faith tradition before…
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