[{"id":"WY","region_title":"Wyoming","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":false,"id_no_spaces":"WY","title":"Wyoming"},{"id":"WV","region_title":"West Virginia","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

West Virginia enacted a state RFRA in 2023.\n
\nHB 3042<\/a> \n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"WV","title":"West Virginia"},{"id":"WI","region_title":"Wisconsin","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Wisconsin\u2019s state constitutional religious freedom provision is interpreted to require strict scrutiny.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"WI","title":"Wisconsin"},{"id":"WA","region_title":"Washington","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Washington\u2019s state constitutional religious freedom provision is interpreted to require strict scrutiny.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h3>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"WA","title":"Washington"},{"id":"VT","region_title":"Vermont","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":false,"id_no_spaces":"VT","title":"Vermont"},{"id":"VA","region_title":"Virginia","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Virginia\u2019s state RFRA is called the Act for Religious Freedom (VARF).\n
Va. Code Ann. \u00a7 57-1 to 2.02<\/a>\n
The VARF was enacted in 1986.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"VA","title":"Virginia"},{"id":"UT","region_title":"Utah","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":false,"id_no_spaces":"UT","title":"Utah"},{"id":"TX","region_title":"Texas","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Texas\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 1999.\n
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. \u00a7\u00a7 110.001 to 110.012<\/a>\n
Some key Texas RFRA cases:\n
A. A. ex rel. Betenbaugh v. Needville Independent School District (2010)<\/a>\n
Merced v. Kasson (2009)<\/a>\n
Barr v. City of Sinton (2009)<\/a>\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4> ","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"TX","title":"Texas"},{"id":"TN","region_title":"Tennessee","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Tennessee\u2019s state RFRA is called the Tennessee Preservation of Religious Freedom Act enacted (TPRFA).\n
Tenn. Code Ann. \u00a7 4-1-407<\/a>\n
The TPRFA was enacted in 2009.\n
A key Tennessee RFRA case:
Johnson v. Levy (2010)<\/a>\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"TN","title":"Tennessee"},{"id":"SD","region_title":"South Dakota","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

South Dakota enacted a state RFRA in 2021.\n
SB 124<\/a>\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":false,"id_no_spaces":"SD","title":"South Dakota"},{"id":"SC","region_title":"South Carolina","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

South Carolina\u2019s state RFFA is called the South Carolina Religious Freedom Act (SCRFA).\n
S.C. Code Ann. \u00a7\u00a7 1-32-10 to 1-32-60<\/a>\n
The SCRFA was enacted in 1999.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"SC","title":"South Carolina"},{"id":"RI","region_title":"Rhode Island","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Rhode Island\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 1993.\n
R.I. Gen. Laws \u00a7\u00a7 42-80.1-1 to 42-80.1-4<\/a>\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"RI","title":"Rhode Island"},{"id":"PA","region_title":"Pennsylvania","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Pennsylvania\u2019s state RFRA is called the Religious Freedom Protection Act (PRFPA).\n
Pa. Const. Stat. Ann. tit. 71, \u00a7\u00a7 2401 to 2407<\/a>\n
The PRFPA was enacted in 2002.\n
Some key Pennsylvania RFRA cases:\n
Chosen 300 Ministries, Inc. v. City of Philadelphia (2012)<\/a>\n
Deveaux v. City of Philadelphia (2005)<\/a>\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"PA","title":"Pennsylvania"},{"id":"OR","region_title":"Oregon","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":false,"id_no_spaces":"OR","title":"Oregon"},{"id":"OK","region_title":"Oklahoma","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Oklahoma\u2019s state RFRA is called the Religious Freedom Act (ORFA).\n
Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 51, \u00a7\u00a7251-258<\/a>\n
The ORFA was enacted in 2000.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"OK","title":"Oklahoma"},{"id":"OH","region_title":"Ohio","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Ohio\u2019s state constitutional religious freedom provision is interpreted to require strict scrutiny.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"OH","title":"Ohio"},{"id":"NY","region_title":"New York","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":false,"id_no_spaces":"NY","title":"New York"},{"id":"NV","region_title":"Nevada","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":false,"id_no_spaces":"NV","title":"Nevada"},{"id":"NM","region_title":"New Mexico","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

New Mexico\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 2000.\n
N.M. Stat. \u00a7\u00a7 28-22-1 to 28-22-5<\/a>\n
A key New Mexico RFRA case:
Elane Photography, LLC v. Willock (2013)<\/a>\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"NM","title":"New Mexico"},{"id":"NJ","region_title":"New Jersey","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":false,"id_no_spaces":"NJ","title":"New Jersey"},{"id":"NH","region_title":"New Hampshire","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":false,"id_no_spaces":"NH","title":"New Hampshire"},{"id":"NE","region_title":"Nebraska","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":false,"id_no_spaces":"NE","title":"Nebraska"},{"id":"ND","region_title":"North Dakota","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

State RFRA.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":false,"id_no_spaces":"ND","title":"North Dakota"},{"id":"NC","region_title":"North Carolina","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
North Carolina\u2019s state constitutional religious freedom provision is interpreted to require strict scrutiny.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"NC","title":"North Carolina"},{"id":"MT","region_title":"Montana","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Montana's state RFRA was enacted in 2021.\n
MT LEGIS 276 (2021), 2021 Montana Laws Ch. 276 (S.B. 215)<\/a>\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"MT","title":"Montana"},{"id":"MS","region_title":"Mississippi","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Mississippi\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 2014.\n
Miss. Code Ann. \u00a7 11-61-1<\/a>\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"MS","title":"Mississippi"},{"id":"MO","region_title":"Missouri","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Missouri\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 2003.\n
Mo. Ann. Stat. \u00a7\u00a7 1.302-1.307<\/a>\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"MO","title":"Missouri"},{"id":"MN","region_title":"Minnesota","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Minnesota\u2019s state constitutional religious freedom provision is interpreted to require strict scrutiny.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"MN","title":"Minnesota"},{"id":"MI","region_title":"Michigan","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Michigan\u2019s state constitutional religious freedom provision is interpreted to require strict scrutiny.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"MI","title":"Michigan"},{"id":"ME","region_title":"Maine","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Maine\u2019s state constitutional religious freedom provision is interpreted to require strict scrutiny.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"ME","title":"Maine"},{"id":"MD","region_title":"Maryland","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":false,"id_no_spaces":"MD","title":"Maryland"},{"id":"MA","region_title":"Massachusetts","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Massachusetts\u2019s state constitutional religious freedom provision is interpreted to require strict scrutiny.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"MA","title":"Massachusetts"},{"id":"LA","region_title":"Louisiana","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Louisiana\u2019s state RFRA is called the Free Exercise of Religion Protected Act (LFERPA).\n
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. \u00a7\u00a7 13:5231 to 13:5242<\/a>\n
The LFERPA was enacted in 2010.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"LA","title":"Louisiana"},{"id":"KY","region_title":"Kentucky","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Kentucky\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 2013.\n
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. \u00a7 446.350<\/a>\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"KY","title":"Kentucky"},{"id":"KS","region_title":"Kansas","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Kansas\u2019s state RFRA is called the Kansas Preservation of Religious Freedom Act (KPRFA).\n
Kan. Stat. Ann. \u00a7 60-5301 to 60-5305<\/a>\n
The KPRFA was enacted in 2013.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"KS","title":"Kansas"},{"id":"IN","region_title":"Indiana","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Indiana\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 2015.\n
Ind. Code Ann. \u00a7 1.IC34-13-9<\/a>\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"IN","title":"Indiana"},{"id":"IL","region_title":"Illinois","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Illinois\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 1998.\n
775 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. 35\/1 to 35\/99<\/a>\n
Some key Illinois RFRA cases:\n
Irshad Learning Center v. County of Dupage (2013)<\/a>\n
Nelson v. Miller (2009)<\/a>\n
Shatner v. Page (2009)<\/a>\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"IL","title":"Illinois"},{"id":"ID","region_title":"Idaho","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Idaho\u2019s state RFRA is called the Free Exercise of Religion Protected Act (IFERPA).\n
Idaho Code Ann. \u00a7\u00a7 73-401 to 73-404<\/a>\n
The IFERPA was enacted in 2001.\n
A key Idaho Free Exercise of Religion Protected Act case:
Hyde v. Fisher (2009)<\/a>\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"ID","title":"Idaho"},{"id":"IA","region_title":"Iowa","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":false,"id_no_spaces":"IA","title":"Iowa"},{"id":"HI","region_title":"Hawaii","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":false,"id_no_spaces":"HI","title":"Hawaii"},{"id":"GA","region_title":"Georgia","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":false,"id_no_spaces":"GA","title":"Georgia"},{"id":"FL","region_title":"Florida","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Florida\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 1998.\n
Fla. Stat. Ann. \u00a7\u00a7 761.01 to 761.05<\/a>\n
A key Florida RFRA case:
Abbott v. City of Fort Lauderdale (2001)<\/a>\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"FL","title":"Florida"},{"id":"DE","region_title":"Deleware","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":false,"id_no_spaces":"DE","title":"Deleware"},{"id":"DC","region_title":"District of Columbia","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Federal RFRA applies.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":false,"id_no_spaces":"DC","title":"District of Columbia"},{"id":"CT","region_title":"Connecticut","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Connecticut\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 1993.\n
Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. \u00a7 52-571b<\/a>\n
Some key Connecticut RFRA cases:\n
Kubala v. Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp. (2011)<\/a>\n
Ventura v. Connecticut Dept. of Corrections (2004)<\/a>\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"CT","title":"Connecticut"},{"id":"CO","region_title":"Colorado","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":false,"id_no_spaces":"CO","title":"Colorado"},{"id":"CA","region_title":"California","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":false,"id_no_spaces":"CA","title":"California"},{"id":"AZ","region_title":"Arizona","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Arizona\u2019s state RFRA is called the Free Exercise of Religion Act (AFERA).\n
Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. \u00a7\u00a7 41-1493 to 41-1493.02<\/a>\n
The AFERA was enacted in 1999.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"AZ","title":"Arizona"},{"id":"AR","region_title":"Arkansas","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Arkansas\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 2015.\n
Ark. Code Ann. \u00a7\u00a7 16-123-401 to 16-123-407<\/a>\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"AR","title":"Arkansas"},{"id":"AL","region_title":"Alabama","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":true,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

Alabama\u2019s state RFRA is called the Alabama Religious Freedom Amendment (ARFA).\n
Ala. Const. amend. 622<\/a>\n
The ARFA was ratified as part of the state constitution in 1999.\n
A key Alabama Religious Freedom Act case:
Presley v. Scott (2014)<\/a>\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"AL","title":"Alabama"},{"id":"AK","region_title":"Alaska","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"

No state RFRA.\n
Alaska\u2019s state constitutional religious freedom provision has been interpreted to require strict scrutiny.\n
Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"AK","title":"Alaska"}]