States That Permit Discrimination Against Same-Sex Marriage Couples
    Religious Organizations Non-Profit For-Profit Businesses & Government Officials    
    Religious leaders/Houses of worship exempted from performing S.S.M. ceremony Religious entities can refuse to provide Marriage-related services to S.S.M. couple Religious employer can refuse at least some benefits to S.S.M. couple Faith-based adoption agencies can refuse services to S.S.M. couples Non-profit can refuse to provide marriage-related  services to S.S.M. couple Non-profit employer can refuse at least some benefits to S.S.M. couple For profit business can refuse to accept S.S.M. couple as customers Government officials exempted from performing/assisting with S.S.M.    
State Nutshell                 Bill No.  Effective
Connecticut* Religious leaders exempted from performing S.S.M. ceremony. Religious entities, including adoption agencies, can refuse to provide services to S.S.M. couple.   if does not receive state funding  if does not receive state funding  if does not receive state funding N/A N/A  SB-899 / Public Act No. 09-13 04/23/2009
Delaware  Religious leaders exempted from performing S.S.M. ceremony. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A NO H.B. 75 07/01/2013
Hawaii Religious leaders exempted from performing S.S.M. ceremony. Religious entities can refuse to provide services to S.S.M. couple.  N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SB1_HD1_ / Act 001, 11/13/2013 12/02/2013
Illinois*  Religious leaders exempted from performing S.S.M. ceremony.  NO N/A NO NO N/A N/A N/A S.B. 0010 / Public Act 098-0597 06/01/2014
Louisiana* Religious leaders exempted from performing S.S.M. ceremony.
Gov’t officials exempted from performing/assisting with S.S.M. Religious entity/non-profit can refuse to provide services to S.S.M. couple.
For profit business can refuse to accept S.S.M. couple as customer.
Employer can refuse benefits to S.S.M. couple.		 N/A Executive Order BJ 15-8 "Marriage & Conscience Executive Order" 05/19/2015
Maryland Religious leaders exempted from performing S.S.M. ceremony. Religious entities/non-profits, including faith-based adoption agencies, can refuse to provide services to S.S.M. couple.  N/A  if does not receive state funding N/A N/A N/A H.B 438 01/01/2013
Michigan Faith-based adoption agencies can refuse to provide services to S.S.M. couple. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A H.B. 4188 09/09/2015
Minnesota Religious leaders exempted from performing S.S.M. ceremony. Religious entities/non-profits, including faith-based adoption agencies, can refuse to provide services to S.S.M. couple. Religious employer can refuse certain benefits to S.S.M. couple. Yes, but not as to secular business activities Yes, but not as to secular business activities  if does not receive state funding Yes, but not as to secular business activities Yes, but not as to secular business activities N/A N/A H.F. 1054 08/01/2013
New Hampshire Religious leaders exempted from performing S.S.M. ceremony. Religious entities/non-profits, can refuse to provide services to S.S.M. couple. Religious employer can refuse certain benefits to S.S.M. couple. Yes, as to insurance. N/A Yes, as to insurance. N/A N/A H.B. 73 01/01/2010
New York Religious leaders exempted from performing S.S.M. ceremony. Religious entities/non-profits can refuse to provide services to S.S.M. couple.  Religious employer/non-profit can refuse certain benefits to S.S.M. couple. N/A N/A N/A A08354 / NY Marriage Equality Act 07/07/2011
North Carolina Gov't officials exempted from performing/assisting with S.S.M.  N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A S.B. 2/ S.L. 2015-75 06/11/2015
Oklahoma* Religious leaders & religious orgs. exempted from performing S.S.M. ceremony. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A H.B. 1007 11/01/2015
Rhode Island* Religious leaders exempted from performing S.S.M. ceremony. Religious entities/non-profits can refuse to provide services to S.S.M. couple. N/A N/A N/A S.B. 38 / LC00055/SUB A/3 08/01/2013
Texas* Religious leaders exempted from performing S.S.M. ceremony. Religious entities/non-profits can refuse to provide services to S.S.M. couple. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A S.B. 2065 06/11/2015
Utah* Gov't officials exempted from performing/assisting with S.S.M. Religious leaders exempted from performing S.S.M. ceremony. Religious entities/non-profits can refuse to provide services to S.S.M. couple N/A N/A N/A N/A S.B. 297/S.L.Ch. 046 05/12/2015
Vermont  Religious leaders exempted from performing S.S.M. ceremony. Religious entities/non-profits, including faith-based adoption agencies, can refuse to provide services to S.S.M. couple. Religious employer/non-profit can refuse certain benefits to S.S.M. couple. Yes, as to insurance. Yes, as to insurance. N/A N/A S.115 09/01/2009
This chart reflects laws relative to LGBTQ couples who are married.
In addition, Arkansas permits discrimination against LGBTQ individuals under Arkansas* S.B. 202 / Act 137. Enacted state RFRAs may as well.		        
* means there is a state RFRA/RLPA  © Marci A. Hamilton 2015