HB0750 — Criminal Law - Obstruction or Interference With Exercise of Religious Beliefs - Prohibition
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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6 sponsors
1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Prohibiting a person from using force, threat of force, or physical obstruction to interfere with or physically injure another while the other is lawfully exercising or attempting to lawfully exercise religious beliefs at a place of religious worship; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment of up to 90 days or a fine of up to $1,000, or both.
Bill Text
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Read HB0750 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Conaway · Cosponsor
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg · Primary
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gary Simmons · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nicole A. Williams · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg Democrat
Co-sponsors (5)
- Delegate Conaway
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin Democrat
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett Democrat
- Delegate Gary Simmons Democrat
- Delegate Nicole A. Williams Democrat
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 182 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 132 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0750 do?
- Prohibiting a person from using force, threat of force, or physical obstruction to interfere with or physically injure another while the other is lawfully exercising or attempting to lawfully exercise religious beliefs at a place of religious worship; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment of up to 90 days or a fine of up to $1,000, or both.
- Who sponsors HB0750?
- HB0750 is sponsored by Delegate Conaway, Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democrat), Delegate Jon S. Cardin (Democrat), Delegate Sean A. Stinnett (Democrat), Delegate Gary Simmons (Democrat), and Delegate Nicole A. Williams (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0750?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB0750?
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