Senate Bill 149 (92nd Session Legislative Assembly of the South Dakota Legislature, 2017)
Senate Bill 149 (SB 149), officially called An Act to provide certain protections to faith-based or religious child-placement agencies, is a 2017 anti-LGBT law that was enacted in the state of South Dakota that permits taxpayer-funded agencies to deny services on the basis of religious exemptions.[1]
Passage
editOn March 2, 2017, the South Dakota House of Representatives passed SB 149, with 43 ayes, 20 nays, and 7 excused votes. On March 7, 2017, the South Dakota Senate passed SB 149, with 27 ayes, and 8 nays. On May 10, 2017, Dennis Daugaard signed SB 149 into law, which became S.J. 746.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "South Dakota Becomes First State This Year to Enact Anti-LGBT Legislation". American Civil Liberties Union. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ "Loading..." South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved 2024-08-24.