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The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:

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The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:

Vote date
2023-03-01
Chamber
senate
Result
failed
Yeas
18
Nays
20
Excused
0
Not voting
0
Related measure
measure-5644
Related sitting
sitting-567

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Chamber
senate
Context text
Cavanagh Irwin Moss Wojno Excused—0 Not Voting—0 In The Chair: President Senator Runestad offered the following amendment: 1. Amend page 3, following line 3, by inserting: “ (4) This act must not be construed to diminish or abrogate a religious liberty or conscience protection otherwise available to an individual or organization under the Constitution of the United States, federal law, or the state constitution of 1963 or other law of this state. (5) Consistent with the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and the state constitution of 1963, nonprofit religious organizations, including churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, nondenominational ministries, interdenominational and ecumenical organizations, mission organizations, faith-based social agencies, religious educational institutions, and nonprofit entities, whose principal purpose is the study, practice, or advancement of religion, and any employee of such an organization, are not required by this act to provide services, accommodations, advantages, facilities, goods, or privileges for the solemnization or celebration of a marriage. Any refusal under this subsection to provide such services, accommodations, advantages, facilities, goods, or privileges does not create any civil claim or cause of action. ”. The question being on the adoption of the amendment, Senator Lauwers requested the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor. The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Excused
0
Measure id
measure-5644
Motion text
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Nays
20
Not voting
0
Result
failed
Sitting id
sitting-567
Vote date
2023-03-01
Vote id
vote-6809
Vote number
31
Yeas
18

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