HB 750 — Criminal Law - Obstruction or Interference With Exercise of Religious Beliefs - Prohibition
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-04
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.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 424
Sponsors (6)
- Samuel I. Rosenberg (D, MD-41) — sponsor · 2026-02-04
- Jon S. Cardin (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Sean A. Stinnett (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Gary Simmons (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Frank M. Conaway (D, MD-40) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Nicole A. Williams (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
Action timeline (9)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Judiciary
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate judicial proceedings | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House judiciary | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel I. Rosenberg (D, state_lower MD-41) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Frank M. Conaway (D, state_lower MD-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Gary Simmons (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Jon S. Cardin (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Nicole A. Williams (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Sean A. Stinnett (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate judicial proceedings · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House judiciary · md-leg