Increasing criminal penalties and fines for disturbing religious worship

The maximum fine for each violation was reduced from $5,000 to $1,000, and the minimum fine was reduced from $25 to $250.

A new clause was inserted to clarify that the law does not prohibit peaceful picketing, protests, or other First Amendment-protected expressive conduct.

The definition of prohibited conduct was updated to include 'obstructs' and 'substantially disturbs' alongside 'interrupts' and 'molests'.

The maximum jail sentence for disturbing religious worship was increased from six months to one year.

The maximum fine for each violation was increased from $1,000 to $5,000.

The explicit clause stating that the law does not prohibit peaceful picketing or protest protected by the First Amendment was removed from the text.

Repetitive and contradictory wording in the original draft (e.g., 'wilfully interrupt, molest or disturb willfully interrupts') was corrected for clarity.

The protected activity was narrowed from any lawful meeting or gathering to specifically religious worship assemblies.

A new clause was added explicitly stating that the law does not prohibit peaceful picketing, protest, or other conduct protected by the First Amendment.

Penalties were defined as a misdemeanor with a fine between $250 and $1,000 and up to one year in jail, replacing the original draft's felony provisions for certain religious contexts.

Complex definitions for 'virtual meetings' and specific references to computer systems were removed from the final text.