26.780.10 101st Legislative Session 113

2026 South Dakota Legislature

Senate Bill 113

ENROLLED

An Act

ENTITLED An Act to increase the penalty for preventing practice of religion.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That § 22-19B-4 be AMENDED:

22-19B-4. Any person who, by threat or violence, intentionally prevents another person from performing any lawful act enjoined upon or recommended by the religion the other person professes, is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

An Act to increase the penalty for preventing practice of religion.

I certify that the attached Act originated in the:

Senate as Bill No. 113

Secretary of the Senate

President of the Senate

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate

Speaker of the House

Attest:

Chief Clerk of the House

Senate Bill No. 113

File No. ____

Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office

this _____ day of _____________,

2026 at ____________M.

By

for the Governor

The attached Act is hereby

approved this ________ day of

______________, A.D., 2026

Governor

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,

ss.

Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________, 2026

at _________ o'clock __M.

Secretary of State

By

Asst. Secretary of State