Both former Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio have voiced support for Indiana’s new Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Bush said "Florida has a law like (Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act)” -- a claim PolitiFact Florida rated Half True. Florida’s 1998 law differs in both text and context from the new law in Indiana which has been the subject of nationwide debate in recent days.
The bill has faced a backlash from gay rights groups and others who say it could be used by businesses to deny services to gays and lesbians. Today, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced that he wants a similar bill tweaked in his state before he is ready to sign it.
So what exactly is in the Indiana bill that has drawn reactions from Democratic and GOP presidential contenders?
To learn more, turn to PunditFact’s annotation of the Indiana law.
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