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HB2 would replace 'church' and 'clergyman' with inclusive language in Maryland code; sponsor, faith groups back the change
Summary
Sponsor told the Rules Committee HB2 replaces antiquated references to 'church' and 'clergyman' across the code with 'faith institution' and 'member of clergy'; sponsors said the Senate passed a similar version 45–1 after further edits.
Delegate Stewart presented House Bill 2 to the Rules and Executive Nominations Committee. The sponsor said the bill replaces references to the words "church" (142 instances in the code) and "clergyman" (9 instances) with gender-neutral and inclusive language — substituting "faith institution" and "member of clergy" where appropriate.
"This bill simply changes all those…
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