RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS/LIBERTIES: Creates the crime of obstruction of the freedom of worship in a church or other place of worship. (gov sig)
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2026 Regular Session
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Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C. · Feb 27, 2026
Senate
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C. · Mar 9, 2026
Senate
Reported favorably. · Mar 10, 2026
Senate
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. · Mar 11, 2026
Senate
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 8 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. · Mar 23, 2026
Senate
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules. · Mar 24, 2026
House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. · Mar 25, 2026
House
Reported with amendments (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. · Apr 29, 2026
House
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. · May 5, 2026
House
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading. · May 6, 2026
House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026. · May 7, 2026
House
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 75, nays 20. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. · May 11, 2026
House
Received from the House with amendments. · May 11, 2026
Senate
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 31 yeas and 5 nays. · May 18, 2026
Senate
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate. · May 19, 2026
Senate
Signed by the Speaker of the House. · May 19, 2026
House
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. · May 20, 2026
Senate
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 379. · May 22, 2026
Senate
Effective date 5/22/2026. · May 22, 2026
Senate
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Rick Edmonds
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