This bill would create The Religious Liberty Act of 2013.
With certain exceptions, this bill would provide that a religiously affiliated or motivated employer shall not be required to provide contraceptive or abortifacient drugs, devices, or methods to its employees directly, through any insurance policy or in any other way, and may require its insurer to provide an insurance policy without coverage for contraceptive or abortifacient drugs, devices, or methods because providing or paying for coverage of these drugs, devices, or methods is contrary to the beliefs of the religiously affiliated or motivated employer offering the plan.
Additionally, no provision of this bill shall be construed to authorize a religiously affiliated or motivated employer to obtain an employee’s protected health information or to violate the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or any federal regulations adopted pursuant to that act.
Pending third reading on day 18 Favorable from Banking and Insurance
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Banking and Insurance
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 47
Hubbard (J) motion to Adjourn lost Roll Call 46
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Insurance
Source: Alabama Legislature