Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class B misdemeanor offense of interfering with a religious institution if a person acts to intentionally obstruct, disturb, or interfere with the activities of the religious institution by making an utterance, gesture, or display in a manner that is offensive to the sensibilities of an ordinary person, either within the place where the meeting is held or so near it as to disturb the order and solemnity of the activities; defines "religious insti...

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The bill makes it a misdemeanor to intentionally obstruct, disturb, or interfere with a church, temple, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship by using offensive speech, gestures, or displays, either inside the venue or close enough to disrupt the gathering. It is intended to protect the order and solemnity of religious activities. The new offense would take effect on July 1, 2026.

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