Arkansas' Senate president says he didn't like the process that surrounded the last-minute revamping of a religious objections measure that initially was criticized as anti-gay, but said he was happy with the compromise version that was enacted.
Senate President Jonathan Dismang told members of the Political Animals Club on Tuesday he shares some of the blame over the measure, which was revised after facing widespread complaints from critics that included the state's largest employers.
Dismang said he had believed the initial version of the bill mirrored federal law, but hadn't read the measure. Dismang said he thinks the initial version of the bill left too much uncertainty.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday signed the compromise measure into law, a day after he called for the bill to be reworked.
