Utah Code 63G-20-203. Prohibition on licensing disadvantages based on beliefs
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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:
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 |
(a) | a state government entity, agency, or instrumentality; or |
(b) | a local government entity, agency, or instrumentality. See Utah Code 63G-20-102 |
(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