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A roundup of legislative and state government news items of interest from Monday:
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM BILL ADVANCES: Individuals and businesses in Iowa would be granted broader legal protection to take actions guided by their religious beliefs under a bill approved Monday by a Senate State Government subcommittee.
Sen. Dennis Guth, R-Klemme, said Senate File 436, known as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, provides that government shall not substantially burden a personâs exercise of religion unless there is a compelling government interest and restrictions are implemented in the least restrictive manner.
If passed in the Legislature and signed into law, the bill would require courts to give heightened scrutiny to any legal claim brought against individuals who claim their actions were guided by their religion.