Ben Watson voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Authorizes Child-Placement Agencies to Deny Services Based on Religion
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits the state from taking any adverse action against child placement agencies that deny services based on religious conviction.
Prohibits the Department of Child Services from taking any adverse action against a child placement agency which declines to accept a referral for adoption or foster care services (Sec. 3).
Authorizes child placement agencies to deny any services not provided under contract with the state due to such agency’s sincerely held religious beliefs (Sec. 3).
Title: Authorizes Child-Placement Agencies to Deny Services Based on Religion