U.S. States which have passed Religious Freedom Resolutions for the ecumenical Patriarchate

The National Council of the Order of St. Andrew initiated in 2006 the Religious Freedom Resolutions project. The goal of this project, which represents one component of the overall, multi-faceted Religious Freedom Initiative, is the adoption of religious freedom resolutions in support of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in every state legislature. This project is an ongoing effort of the Order of Saint Andrew and represents an important part of the governmental and public affairs strategy of the Religious Freedom Initiative.

Stephen Georgeson serves as the national coordinator for the state resolutions project. He can be contacted at spgeorgeson@yahoo.com.

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To date, 29 such resolutions have been adopted by 25 states.

U.S. State Resolution Status and Primary Sponsors

Alabama
SJR 73 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Adopted by House and Senate on 5/2007
Sen. Jabo Waggoner

 

Arizona
HCM 2009 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Introduced on 1/17/2008
Adopted by House 3/18/2008
Adopted by Senate 5/22/2008
Rep. Mark Anderson

 

California
SJR 17 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Introduced on 9/10/2007
Adopted by Senate 2/28/2008
Sen. Elaine Kontominas Alquist
Adopted by Assembly 8/30/2008

 

Connecticut
No resolution has been introduced at this time.

 

District of Columbia
No resolution has been introduced at this time.

 

Georgia
HR 415 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Adopted by House 4/2007
Rep. Mike Cheokas
SR 1038 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Introduced on2/27/2008
Adopted by Senate 3/6/2008
Sen. David Adelman

 

Idaho
No resolution has been introduced at this time.

 

Indiana
SR 5/SR 11 - Introduced on 1/8/2009
Senator Lonnie Randolph

 

Kansas
SR 1835 - Introduced on 2/27/2009
Sen. Tim Owens

 

Louisiana
SR 109 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Adopted by Senate 6/2007
Sen. Edwin Murray

 

Maryland
HJR 5 - Introduced on 3/14/2008
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus

 

Michigan
SCR 6 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Introduced on 3/19/2009
Adopted by House 3/19/2009
Adopted by Senate 3/25/2009
Senator John Pappageorge
Senator John Gleason
Senator Roger Kahn

 

Mississippi
HCR 67 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Introduced on 3/19/2008
Adopted by House 3/31/2008
Adopted by Senate 4/16/2008
Rep. Alyce Clarke

 

Montana
No resolution has been introduced at this time.

 

Nevada
ACR 31 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Adopted by Assembly and Senate on 5/6/2009
Assemblyman James Ohrenschall
Sen. William Raggio

 

New Jersey
SJR 11 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Adopted by Senate and House 6/2006
Sen. Bob Smith
Sen. Joseph Kyrillos, Jr.

 

New York
No resolution has been introduced at this time.

 

North Dakota
No resolution has been introduced at this time.

 

Oklahoma
SR 54 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Introduced on 2/19/2008
Adopted on 3/24/2008

 

Pennsylvania
HR 876 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Adopted by House 11/2006
Rep. Timothy Solobay
SR 188 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Introduced on 10/24/2007
Adopted by Senate 3/10/2008
Sen. Barry Stout

 

South Carolina
HR 4727 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Introduced on 2/20/2008
Adopted by House on 4/9/2008
Rep. Leonidas Stavrinakis
SR 735 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Adopted by Senate 5/2007
Sen. Phil Leventis

 

Tennessee
SJR 535 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Adopted by Senate 6/2007
Adopted by House on 4/17/2008
Sen. Roy Herron

 

Utah
SR 1 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Introduced on 1/23/2009
Adopted on 2/5/2009
Senator Patricia Jones
HR 2 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Introduced on 2/3/2009
Adopted on 2/19/2009
Rep. Gregory Hughes

 

Virginia
HJ 126 - Introduced on 1/9/2008
Delegate Johnny Joannou
Delegate Manoli Loupassi

 

West Virginia
HCR 37 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Introduced on 2/11/2008
Adopted by House 3/3/2008
Adopted by Senate 3/8/2008
Delegate Samuel Cann
Sen. Joseph Minard

 

Wyoming
No resolution has been introduced at this time.

Alaska
SJR 28 - Introduced on 2/18/2010
Senator Kevin Meyer
HR 15 - Introduced on 2/23/2010
Rep. Bob Lynn
Rep. John Harris

 

Arkansas
SCR 3 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Introduced on 1/22/2009
Adopted by Senate on 2/18/09
Adopted by House 3/12/2009
Senator David Johnson

 

Colorado
No resolution has been introduced at this time.

 

Delaware
HR 9 - Introduced on 3/10/2009
Adopted on 3/19/2009
Rep. Nick Manolakos

 

Florida
HM 1417 - Introduced on 3/2/2009
Rep. Peter Nehr

 

Hawaii
No resolution has been introduced at this time.

 

Illinois
HR 666 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Gubenatorial Resolution [PDF]
Introduced on 8/10/2007
Adopted on 10/4/2007
Rep. Sandra Pihos
Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
SR 100 - Introduced on 2/25/2009
Senator Antonio Munoz

 

Iowa
HR 27 - Introduced on 3/12/2009
Adopted on 3/23/2009
Rep. Wayne Ford
Rep. Pat Murphy

 

Kentucky
HR 244 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Adopted on 3/26/2008
Rep. Mary Lou Marzian

 

Maine
HP 924 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Introduced on 3/25/2009
Adopted by House 3/31/2009
Adopted by Senate 4/2/2009
Rep. Linda Valentino
Senator Margaret Craven
Senator Barry Hobbins

 

Massachusetts
Read the resolution [PDF]
Adopted on 4/16/2008
Senator Gale Candaras

 

Minnesota
SR 178 - Introduced on 4/2/2008
Sen. Yvonne Prettner Solon
Sen. Sandra Pappas

 

Missouri
No resolution has been introduced at this time.

 

Nebraska
LR 273 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Introduced 1/6/2010
Sen. Gwen Howard

 

New Hampshire
No resolution has been introduced at this time.

 

New Mexico
HM 39 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Introduced on 2/2/2010
Adopted by House 2/13/2010
Rep. Al Park

 

North Carolina
No resolution has been introduced at this time.

 

Ohio
SCR 14 - Read the resolution
Introduced on 5/14/2009
Senator Joe Schiavoni
HCR 29 - Read the resolution
Introduced on 9/15/2009
Rep. Tom Letson

 

Oregon
SJR 16 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Introduced on 5/4/2009
Adopted by Senate on 5/6/2009
Adopted by House on 6/1/2009
Sen. Rod Monroe, Sen. Bruce Starr, and Sen. Richard Devlin

 

Rhode Island
SR 895 - Read the resolution [PDF]
Adopted by Senate 3/2007
Sen. Lou Raptakis

 

South Dakota
No resolution has been introduced at this time.

 

Texas
HCR 193 - Introduced on 4/23/2009
Rep. Dennis Bonnen
SCR 70 - Introduced on 5/4/2009
Senator Joan Huffman

 

Vermont
JRS 47 - Introduced on 2/9/2010
Senator Richard Sears
Senator Robert Hartwell

 

Washington
HJM 4003 - Introduced on 1/15/2009
Rep. Deb Wallace
Rep. Bill Hinkle

 

Wisconsin
SR 30 - Introduced on 3/13/2008
Sen. Ted Kanavas