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2011 Senate Bill 19: Authorize jail for willfully disrupting a religious service
Introduced by Sen. Rick Jones R-Grand Ledge on January 19, 2011
To authorize up to 93 days in jail, a $5,000 penalty and 100 hours of community service
for willfully disrupting a religious service or obstructing a person's entry. The bill was introduced after homosexual activists disrupted services in a Lansing area Christian service in 2008. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 19, 2011
Reported in the Senate on January 26, 2011
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Received in the House on February 9, 2011
Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on February 9, 2011
Reported in the House on April 28, 2011
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.