S.0934

Disturbing Religious Worship

Introduced·2/18/26
Introduced Text

Amends South Carolina law to redefine unlawful conduct for disturbing religious worship and increase penalties.

This bill amends South Carolina law to redefine unlawful conduct for disturbing religious worship. It specifies that disturbing a religious assembly, being intoxicated at such an assembly, using or selling alcohol, using profane language, or disrupting a virtual religious gathering are now considered unlawful. The bill also increases the penalty for such violations to a felony, with fines and imprisonment terms. The changes apply to actions taken after the bill's effective date.

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History

Feb 18

Senate

Introduced and read first time

Feb 18

Senate

Referred to Committee on Judiciary