New measure prohibits state laws that 'substantially burden ' a person 's ability to follow his or her religious beliefs . Republican legislative leaders said they are working on adding language to the religious-objections law to make it clear it 's non-discriminatory . 'What we had hoped for with the bill was a message of inclusion , inclusion of all religious beliefs , ' Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma said . GOP governor Mike Pence says he 'd veto any bill that 'legalized discrimination ' - but that 's not what Indianapolis 's law does . The religious freedom measure 'contains no reference to sexual orientation . ' It simply 'mirrors ' federal law , Pence said .
New measure prohibits state laws that 'substantially burden ' a person 's ability to follow his or her religious beliefs . Republican legislative leaders said they are working on adding language to the religious-objections law to make it clear it 's non-discriminatory . 'What we had hoped for with the bill was a message of inclusion , inclusion of all religious beliefs , ' Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma said . GOP governor Mike Pence says he 'd veto any bill that 'legalized discrimination ' - but that 's not what Indiana 's law does . The religious freedom measure 'contains no reference to sexual orientation . ' It simply 'mirrors ' federal law , Pence said .