[{"id":"WY","region_title":"Wyoming","status":"1","status_text":"Enabled","federal_rfra":true,"state_rfra":false,"federal_rluipa":true,"content":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>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":"<h4>West Virginia enacted a state RFRA in 2023.\n<br> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/WV\/bill\/HB3042\/2023\" target=\"_blank\">HB 3042<\/a>  \n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>Wisconsin\u2019s state constitutional religious freedom provision is interpreted to require strict scrutiny.\n<br>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":"<h3>No state RFRA.\n<br>Washington\u2019s state constitutional religious freedom provision is interpreted to require strict scrutiny.\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>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":"<h4>Virginia\u2019s state RFRA is called the Act for Religious Freedom (VARF).\n<br><a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/title57\/chapter1\/section57-2.02\/\" target=\"_blank\">Va. Code Ann. \u00a7 57-1 to 2.02<\/a>\n<br>The VARF was enacted in 1986.\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>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":"<h4>Texas\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 1999.\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us\/Docs\/CP\/htm\/CP.110.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. \u00a7\u00a7 110.001 to 110.012<\/a>\n<br>Some key Texas RFRA cases:\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/caselaw.findlaw.com\/us-5th-circuit\/1531060.html\" target=\"_blank\">A. A. ex rel. Betenbaugh v. Needville Independent School District (2010)<\/a>\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/caselaw.findlaw.com\/us-5th-circuit\/1479305.html\" target=\"_blank\">Merced v. Kasson (2009)<\/a>\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/caselaw.findlaw.com\/tx-supreme-court\/1347663.html\" target=\"_blank\">Barr v. City of Sinton (2009)<\/a>\n<br>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":"<h4>Tennessee\u2019s state RFRA is called the Tennessee Preservation of Religious Freedom Act enacted (TPRFA).\n<br><a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/codes\/tennessee\/2010\/title-4\/chapter-1\/part-4\/4-1-407\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tenn. Code Ann. \u00a7 4-1-407<\/a>\n<br>The TPRFA was enacted in 2009.\n<br>A key Tennessee RFRA case: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leagle.com\/decision\/intnco20100114578\" target=\"_blank\">Johnson v. Levy (2010)<\/a>\n<br>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":"<h4>South Dakota enacted a state RFRA in 2021.\n<br><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/SD\/text\/SB124\/2021\">SB 124<\/a>\n<br>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":"<h4>South Carolina\u2019s state RFFA is called the South Carolina Religious Freedom Act (SCRFA).\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scstatehouse.gov\/code\/t01c032.php\" target=\"_blank\">S.C. Code Ann. \u00a7\u00a7 1-32-10 to 1-32-60<\/a>\n<br>The SCRFA was enacted in 1999.\n<br>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":"<h4>Rhode Island\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 1993.\n<br><a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/codes\/rhode-island\/2014\/title-42\/chapter-42-80.1\/section-42-80.1-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">R.I. Gen. Laws \u00a7\u00a7 42-80.1-1 to 42-80.1-4<\/a>\n<br>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":"<h4>Pennsylvania\u2019s state RFRA is called the Religious Freedom Protection Act (PRFPA).\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legis.state.pa.us\/cfdocs\/legis\/li\/uconsCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&yr=2002&sessInd=0&act=0214.&chpt=000.&sctn=004.&subsctn=000\" target=\"_blank\">Pa. Const. Stat. Ann. tit. 71, \u00a7\u00a7 2401 to 2407<\/a>\n<br>The PRFPA was enacted in 2002.\n<br>Some key Pennsylvania RFRA cases:\n<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paed.uscourts.gov\/documents\/opinions\/12D0799P.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chosen 300 Ministries, Inc. v. City of Philadelphia (2012)<\/a>\n<br><a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/case\/deveaux-v-city-of-philadelphia\" target=\"_blank\">Deveaux v. City of Philadelphia (2005)<\/a>\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>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":"<h4>Oklahoma\u2019s state RFRA is called the Religious Freedom Act (ORFA).\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oscn.net\/applications\/oscn\/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=104672\" target=\"_blank\">Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 51, \u00a7\u00a7251-258<\/a>\n<br>The ORFA was enacted in 2000.\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>Ohio\u2019s state constitutional religious freedom provision is interpreted to require strict scrutiny.\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>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":"<h4>New Mexico\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 2000.\n<br><a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/codes\/new-mexico\/2013\/chapter-28\/article-22\/section-28-22-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">N.M. Stat. \u00a7\u00a7 28-22-1 to 28-22-5<\/a>\n<br>A key New Mexico RFRA case: <a href=\"http:\/\/caselaw.findlaw.com\/nm-court-of-appeals\/1611023.html\" target=\"_blank\">Elane Photography, LLC v. Willock (2013)<\/a>\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>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":"<h4>State RFRA.\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>North Carolina\u2019s state constitutional religious freedom provision is interpreted to require strict scrutiny.\n<br>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":"<h4>Montana's state RFRA was enacted in 2021.\n<br><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/MT\/text\/SB215\/2021\">MT LEGIS 276 (2021), 2021 Montana Laws Ch. 276 (S.B. 215)<\/a>\n<br>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":"<h4>Mississippi\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 2014.\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/billstatus.ls.state.ms.us\/documents\/2014\/html\/SB\/2600-2699\/SB2681SG.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Miss. Code Ann. \u00a7 11-61-1<\/a>\n<br>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":"<h4>Missouri\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 2003.\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/revisor.mo.gov\/main\/Home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Mo. Ann. Stat. \u00a7\u00a7 1.302-1.307<\/a>\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>Minnesota\u2019s state constitutional religious freedom provision is interpreted to require strict scrutiny.\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>Michigan\u2019s state constitutional religious freedom provision is interpreted to require strict scrutiny.\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>Maine\u2019s state constitutional religious freedom provision is interpreted to require strict scrutiny.\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>Massachusetts\u2019s state constitutional religious freedom provision is interpreted to require strict scrutiny.\n<br>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":"<h4>Louisiana\u2019s state RFRA is called the Free Exercise of Religion Protected Act (LFERPA).\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/Legis\/Law.aspx?d=725125\" target=\"_blank\">La. Rev. Stat. Ann. \u00a7\u00a7 13:5231 to 13:5242<\/a>\n<br>The LFERPA was enacted in 2010.\n<br>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":"<h4>Kentucky\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 2013.\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lrc.ky.gov\/statutes\/statute.aspx?id=42395\" target=\"_blank\">Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. \u00a7 446.350<\/a>\n<br>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":"<h4>Kansas\u2019s state RFRA is called the Kansas Preservation of Religious Freedom Act (KPRFA).\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kslegislature.org\/li_2016\/b2015_16\/statute\/060_000_0000_chapter\/060_053_0000_article\/060_053_0003_section\/060_053_0003_k\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kan. Stat. Ann. \u00a7 60-5301 to 60-5305<\/a>\n<br>The KPRFA was enacted in 2013.\n<br>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":"<h4>Indiana\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 2015.\n<br><a href=\"https:\/\/iga.in.gov\/legislative\/2015\/bills\/senate\/101\" target=\"_blank\">Ind. Code Ann. \u00a7 1.IC34-13-9<\/a>\n<br>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":"<h4>Illinois\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 1998.\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/ilcs\/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2272&ChapterID=64\" target=\"_blank\">775 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. 35\/1 to 35\/99<\/a>\n<br>Some key Illinois RFRA cases:\n<br><a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/case\/irshad-learning-ctr-v-cnty-of-dupage#summary\" target=\"_blank\">Irshad Learning Center v. County of Dupage (2013)<\/a>\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/caselaw.findlaw.com\/us-7th-circuit\/1362058.html\" target=\"_blank\">Nelson v. Miller (2009)<\/a>\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilsd.uscourts.gov\/opinions\/ilsd.3.0.cv.251.627470.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Shatner v. Page (2009)<\/a>\n  <br>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":"<h4>Idaho\u2019s state RFRA is called the Free Exercise of Religion Protected Act (IFERPA).\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legislature.idaho.gov\/idstat\/Title73\/T73CH4SECT73-402.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Idaho Code Ann. \u00a7\u00a7 73-401 to 73-404<\/a>\n<br>The IFERPA was enacted in 2001.\n<br>A key Idaho Free Exercise of Religion Protected Act case: <a href=\"http:\/\/caselaw.findlaw.com\/id-court-of-appeals\/1349236.html\" target=\"_blank\">Hyde v. Fisher (2009)<\/a>\n<br>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":"<h4> No state RFRA.\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>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":"<h4>Florida\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 1998.\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leg.state.fl.us\/STATUTES\/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799\/0761\/Sections\/0761.03.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fla. Stat. Ann. \u00a7\u00a7 761.01 to 761.05<\/a>\n<br>A key Florida RFRA case: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leagle.com\/decision\/20011996783so2d121311851\" target=\"_blank\">Abbott v. City of Fort Lauderdale (2001)<\/a>\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>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":"<h4>Federal RFRA applies.\n<br>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":"<h4>Connecticut\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 1993.\n<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/current\/pub\/chap_925.htm#sec_52-571b\" target=\"_blank\">Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. \u00a7 52-571b<\/a>\n<br>Some key Connecticut RFRA cases:\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/caselaw.findlaw.com\/ct-superior-court\/1571418.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kubala v. Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp. (2011)<\/a>\n<br><a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/case\/ventura-v-connecticut-dept-of-corrections-no-cv-0404890-nov\" target=\"_blank\">Ventura v. Connecticut Dept. of Corrections (2004)<\/a>\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>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":"<h4>Arizona\u2019s state RFRA is called the Free Exercise of Religion Act (AFERA).\n<br><a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/codes\/arizona\/2011\/title41\" target=\"_blank\">Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. \u00a7\u00a7 41-1493 to 41-1493.02<\/a>\n<br>The AFERA was enacted in 1999.\n<br>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":"<h4>Arkansas\u2019s RFRA was enacted in 2015.\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arkleg.state.ar.us\/assembly\/2015\/2015R\/Bills\/SB975.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Ark. Code Ann. \u00a7\u00a7 16-123-401 to 16-123-407<\/a>\n<br>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":"<h4>Alabama\u2019s state RFRA is called the Alabama Religious Freedom Amendment (ARFA).\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/alisondb.legislature.state.al.us\/alison\/codeofalabama\/constitution\/1901\/CA-170364.htm\" target=\"_blank\" >Ala. Const. amend. 622<\/a>\n<br>The ARFA was ratified as part of the state constitution in 1999.\n<br>A key Alabama Religious Freedom Act case: <a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/case\/presley-v-scott\" target=\"_blank\">Presley v. Scott (2014)<\/a>\n<br>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":"<h4>No state RFRA.\n<br>Alaska\u2019s state constitutional religious freedom provision has been interpreted to require strict scrutiny.\n<br>Federal RLUIPA applies.<\/h4>","strict_scrutiny":true,"id_no_spaces":"AK","title":"Alaska"}]