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In 1997, in the City of Boerne v. Flores decision, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) did not apply to the states.
Since 1993, 21 states have enacted state RFRAs. These laws are intended to echo the federal RFRA, but are not necessarily identical to the federal law. Arkansas and Indiana are the most recent states to enact a RFRA, doing so in 2015.
Religious Freedom Restoration Acts
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Jurisdiction
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Statute
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Alabama
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Ala. Const. Art. I, §3.01
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Arizona
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Ariz. Rev. Stat. §41-1493.01
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| Arkansas |
2015 SB 975, enacted April 2, 2015 |
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Connecticut
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Conn. Gen. Stat. §52-571b
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Florida
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Fla. Stat. §761.01, et seq.
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Idaho
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Idaho Code §73-402
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Illinois
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Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 775, §35/1, et seq.
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| Indiana |
2015 SB 101, enacted March 26, 2015; 2015 SB 50, enacted April 2, 2015 |
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Kansas
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Kan. Stat. §60-5301, et seq.
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Kentucky
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Ky. Rev. Stat. §446.350
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Louisiana
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La. Rev. Stat. §13:5231, et seq.
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Mississippi
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Miss. Code §11-61-1
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Missouri
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Mo. Rev. Stat. §1.302
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New Mexico
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N.M. Stat. §28-22-1, et seq.
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Oklahoma
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Okla. Stat. tit. 51, §251, et seq.
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Pennsylvania
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Pa. Stat. tit. 71, §2403
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Rhode Island
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R.I. Gen. Laws §42-80.1-1, et seq.
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South Carolina
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S.C. Code §1-32-10, et seq.
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Tennessee
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Tenn. Code §4-1-407
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Texas
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Tex. Civ. Prac. & Remedies Code §110.001, et seq.
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Virginia
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Va. Code §57-2.02
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