Bill > HB750

This bill creates a new law that prohibits individuals, acting alone or with others, from physically preventing someone from entering or exiting a religious facility, which is defined as any property owned, leased, or used by a religious entity for any religious purpose, including places of worship, cemeteries, religious schools, educational facilities, community centers, and their adjacent grounds. This prohibition does not apply to law enforcement officers, individuals in charge of the religious facility or their designees or agents, or those authorized by the religious authority to protect the facility or its activities, nor does it prohibit speech. Violating this law is considered a misdemeanor, punishable by up to 90 days in jail, a fine of up to $1,000, or both. The bill also makes it illegal to deface, damage, destroy, or threaten to do so to property owned, leased, or used for religious purposes.

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https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0750?ys=2026RS