new indiana law : no one has the legal right to ` refuse to offer or provide ' goods , services , facilities or employment to anyone in previously protected classes or based on sexual orientation or gender identity .
` it was never intended to discriminate against anyone , ' indiana senate president pro tem david long said this morning at a press conference .
arkansas legislature also passed changes to its legislation at the behest of the state 's republican governor asa hutchinson .
altered law more closely mirror federal legislation ; it passed the senate last night and is now under consideration in the house .