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South Dakota Bill Increasing the Penalty for 20-Week Abortions (HB 1101)
This law was last updated on Jul 7, 2017
This law is Anti–Choice
Number
HB 1101
Status
Current
Proposed
Jan 26, 2017
Sponsors
Co-sponsors: 37
Primary Sponsors: 2
Total Sponsors: 39
Topics
20-Week BansFull Bill Text
HB 1101 would increase the penalty for performing an abortion on a fetus with the gestational age of twenty or more weeks from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony.
South Dakota passed the ban on abortions after 20 weeks in 2016. When it was first introduced, the bill included a penalty of a Class 6 felony. An amendment to the bill decreased the penalty to a Class 1 misdemeanor.
If passed, any person found guilty of performing an abortion on a fetus with the gestational age of twenty or more weeks would face two years in jail and/or a fine of $4,000.
Related Legislation
The original law was based on model legislation drafted by the National Right to Life Committee.
Increased the penalty for SB 72, which became law in 2016.
STATUS
Passed the house on February 14, 2017, by a 58-8 vote.
Passed the senate on March 6, 2017, by a 23-11 vote.
Signed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R) on March 10, 2017.
People
Co-sponsor
- Tom Holmes
- Jeff Partridge
- Wayne Steinhauer
- Michael Clark
- Drew Dennert
- Julie Frye-Mueller
- Timothy Goodwin
- Kevin Jensen
- Jason Kettwig
- John Lake
- Sue Lucas-Peterson
- Tom Pischke
- Nancy York
- Jack Kolbeck
- Jenna Netherton
- Neal Tapio
- Arthur Rusch
- Lynne DiSanto
- Lana Greenfield
- John Wiik
- Lance Russell
- Alan Solano
- Jeff Monroe
- Burt Tulson
- Ray Ring
- Phil Jensen
- Dan Kaiser
- Jim Stalzer
- Lee Qualm
- Stace Nelson
- Blaine Campbell
- Isaac Latterell
- Nancy Rasmussen
- Julie Bartling
- Tim Rounds
- Larry Rhoden
- Thomas Brunner
Primary Sponsor
Organizations
- National Right to Life Committee — Drafted Model Law
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