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PARKER-BERMAN-LINK-CRONIN-HAWKINSON, KARPIEL, 
   DUDYCZ, BOWLES, JACOBS, WALSH,L, 
   MYERS,J, GEO-KARIS, CLAYBORNE, LUECHTEFELD, 
   DONAHUE, BUTLER AND SIEBEN.

(MULLIGAN-BIGGERT-SCHAKOWSKY)

   New Act                                                                     

        Creates the Religious  Freedom  Restoration  Act.  Provides  that      
   State  or  local  government  may  not substantially burden a person's      
   exercise of religion, even if  the  burden  results  from  a  rule  of      
   general  applicability, unless it demonstrates that application of the      
   burden  to  the  person  (i)  is  in  furtherance  of   a   compelling      
   governmental  interest  and  (ii)  is  the  least restrictive means of      
   furthering that compelling governmental interest. Provides that  if  a      
   person's  exercise  of religion has been burdened in violation of this      
   Act, that person may assert that violation as a claim or defense in  a      
   judicial  proceeding  and  may  obtain  appropriate  relief  against a      
   government; authorizes an award of attorney's  fees  and  costs  to  a      
   prevailing party. Restricts concurrent exercise of home rule powers.        
   98-02-19  S  FIRST READING                                                  
   98-02-19  S  REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE       RULES                 
   98-03-03  S       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               EXECUTIVE             
   98-03-04  S  ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR              HAWKINSON             
   98-03-05  S  ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR              PETKA                 
   98-03-05  S  ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR              BERMAN                
   98-03-05  S  ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR              KARPIEL               
   98-03-10  S  SPONSOR REMOVED                          KARPIEL               
   98-03-10  S  ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR              LINK                  
   98-03-10  S  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    KARPIEL               
   98-03-10  S  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    FITZGERALD            
   98-03-11  S  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    DUDYCZ                
   98-03-11  S  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    BOWLES                
   98-03-11  S  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    JACOBS                
   98-03-11  S  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    WALSH,L               
   98-03-11  S  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    OBAMA                 
   98-03-11  S  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    O'MALLEY              
   98-03-11  S  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    MYERS,J               
   98-03-12  S  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    GEO-KARIS             
   98-03-12  S       DO PASS                             010-000-001   SEXC    
   98-03-12  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING  98-03-24              
   98-03-12  S  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    CLAYBORNE             
   98-03-12  S  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    LUECHTEFELD           
   98-03-12  S  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    PETERSON              
   98-03-12  S  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    DONAHUE               
   98-03-12  S  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    BUTLER                
   98-03-25  S  SECOND READING                                                 
   98-03-25  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING  98-03-26              
   98-03-31  S  SPONSOR REMOVED                          HAWKINSON             
   98-03-31  S  SPONSOR REMOVED                          O'MALLEY              
   98-03-31  S  SPONSOR REMOVED                          PETKA                 
   98-04-01  S  ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR              CRONIN                
   98-04-01  S  ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR              HAWKINSON             
   98-04-01  S  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    SIEBEN                
   98-04-01  S  THIRD READING - PASSED                   055-000-004           
   98-04-01  H  ARRIVE IN HOUSE                                                
   98-04-01  H  HOUSE SPONSOR                            MULLIGAN              
   98-04-01  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 BIGGERT               
   98-04-01  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   98-04-01  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   98-04-14  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               JUD-CIVIL LAW         
   98-04-28  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 SCHAKOWSKY            
   98-05-01  H  RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A)     RULES         HRUL    
   99-01-12  S  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

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