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The bill strengthens consumer and secular-business protections against imposed religious requirements but increases legal risk and potential chilling of religiously informed practices for faith-based providers and some private businesses.
Consumers who patronize covered establishments are explicitly protected from being required to comply with religious rules (e.g., Sharia) as a condition of receiving goods or services.
Business owners and establishments that follow secular nondiscrimination policies gain an explicit legal basis to challenge practices that impose religious requirements on patrons.
Religious organizations and faith-based service providers could face legal exposure if their religiously motivated accommodations or practices are characterized as implementing 'Sharia law.'
The law could be applied broadly or unevenly, creating litigation risk and a chilling effect that discourages private businesses and organizations from offering religiously informed services or accommodations.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Adds language to the Civil Rights Act treating an establishment that 'implements Sharia law' in providing services as engaging in religious discrimination or segregation.
Introduced March 19, 2026 by Barry Moore · Last progress March 19, 2026
Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to add that an establishment that provides goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations by "implementing Sharia law" is treated as engaging in religious discrimination or segregation. The change applies to places covered by the statute and adds this specific conduct to the list of prohibited discriminatory actions.