Section 203 – Prohibition on licensing disadvantages based on beliefs.

Effective 5/12/2015
63G-20-203. Prohibition on licensing disadvantages based on beliefs.
Notwithstanding any other law, a state or local government, a state or local government official, or another accrediting, certifying, or licensing body may not:

• (1) deny, revoke, or suspend a licensee’s professional or business license based on that licensee’s beliefs or the licensee’s lawful expressions of those beliefs in a nonprofessional setting, including the licensee’s religious beliefs regarding marriage, family, or sexuality; or

• (2) penalize, discipline, censure, disadvantage, discriminate against, or retaliate against a licensee who holds a professional or business license based on that licensee’s beliefs or lawful expressions of those beliefs in a nonprofessional setting, including the licensee’s religious beliefs regarding marriage, family, or sexuality.

Enacted by Chapter 46, 2015 General Session