104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1627 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Steve McClure SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 775 ILCS 35/15 Amends the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Provides that any order, rule, regulation, or other directive issued by government pursuant to an emergency, health, or safety determination that requires closure or limitation of any place of worship entitled to the religious exemption found in Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code is considered a substantial burden even if the order, rule, regulation, or other directive is one of general applicability. LRB104 03758 JRC 13782 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1627 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Steve McClure SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 775 ILCS 35/15 775 ILCS 35/15 Amends the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Provides that any order, rule, regulation, or other directive issued by government pursuant to an emergency, health, or safety determination that requires closure or limitation of any place of worship entitled to the religious exemption found in Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code is considered a substantial burden even if the order, rule, regulation, or other directive is one of general applicability. LRB104 03758 JRC 13782 b LRB104 03758 JRC 13782 b A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1627 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Steve McClure SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
775 ILCS 35/15 775 ILCS 35/15
775 ILCS 35/15
Amends the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Provides that any order, rule, regulation, or other directive issued by government pursuant to an emergency, health, or safety determination that requires closure or limitation of any place of worship entitled to the religious exemption found in Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code is considered a substantial burden even if the order, rule, regulation, or other directive is one of general applicability.
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A BILL FOR
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1 AN ACT concerning human rights.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act is
5 amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1627 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Steve McClure SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
775 ILCS 35/15 775 ILCS 35/15
775 ILCS 35/15
Amends the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Provides that any order, rule, regulation, or other directive issued by government pursuant to an emergency, health, or safety determination that requires closure or limitation of any place of worship entitled to the religious exemption found in Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code is considered a substantial burden even if the order, rule, regulation, or other directive is one of general applicability.
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A BILL FOR
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