An area lawmaker who supported passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act do not view it as having a great impact on the state’s economy.
Speaking on WVUT’s Meet Your Legislators program Saturday, State Senator Eric Bassler of Washington says
he doesn’t see anything wrong with the bill as written.
He says when lawmakers pass legislation, the bills must be based on
facts and not speculation or conjecture.
The bill, which goes into effect July 1, does not mention sexual orientation, but opponents fear it could allow business owners to deny services to gays and lesbians for religious reasons.
With the signing, Indiana became the 20th state in the nation to adopt such legislation.
It is modeled on the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which President Bill Clinton signed in 1993.