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HB2018Introduced in the House

Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providing criminal penalties therefor and providing for a civil cause of action for damages.

Passed

Introduced by Federal and State Affairs

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providing criminal penalties therefor and providing for a civil cause of action for damages.

Where it stands

House Will become law without Governor's signature

April 10, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Concurred with amendments in conference - Yea: 106 Nay: 14 · March 26, 2026

106

Yes

14

No

5

Absent or Not Voting

125 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Dale Helwig1Yes
Kenneth Collins2Yes
Charles Smith3Yes
Rick James4Yes
Courtney Sappington5Yes
Samantha Poetter Parshall6Yes
Dan Goddard7Yes
Chris Croft8Yes
Fred Gardner9Yes
Suzanne Wikle10Yes

Bill history

  1. House Introduced

  2. House Referred to Committee on Elections

  3. House Hearing: Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 218-N

  4. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Elections

  5. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  6. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  7. House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 107 Nay: 12

  8. House Engrossed on Friday, February 14, 2025

  9. Senate Received and Introduced

  10. Senate Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs

  11. Senate Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs

  12. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed

  13. Senate Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed

  14. Senate Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 34 Nay: 6

  15. House Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Kessler , Representative Schmoe and Representative Meyer as conferees

  16. Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Thompson, Senator Blew and Senator Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees

  17. House Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea: 106 Nay: 14

  18. House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026

  19. House Will become law without Governor's signature

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