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South Dakota Religious Freedom Bill (HB 1220)
This law was last updated on Sep 12, 2016
Number
HB 1220
Status
Failed to Pass
Proposed
Feb 3, 2015
Sponsors
Co-sponsors: 32
Primary Sponsors: 2
Total Sponsors: 34
Full Bill Text
HB 1220 would prohibit the state from burdening a person’s right to exercise of religion, even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, unless it is demonstrated that applying the burden is essential to further a compelling governmental interest and is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.
A person whose exercise of religion has been burdened, or is likely to be burdened, in violation of this provision may assert the violation or impending violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding, regardless of whether the State of South Dakota or one of its political subdivisions is a party to the proceeding.
The law allows religious freedom to be raised as a defense in lawsuits between private citizens and therefore does not track the federal RFRA.
People
Co-sponsor
- Matthew Wollmann
- Sam Marty
- Jeff Partridge
- Michele Harrison
- Fred Deutsch
- Arch Beal
- Lynne DiSanto
- Lana Greenfield
- John Wiik
- Larry Zikmund
- Timothy Rave
- Jim Bradford
- Ernie Otten
- Mike Verchio
- Roger Solum
- Ray Ring
- Jim Bolin
- Bruce Rampelberg
- Phil Jensen
- James Schaefer
- Betty Olson
- Dan Kaiser
- Jenna Haggar
- David Novstrup
- Don Haggar
- Blaine Campbell
- Leslie Heinemann
- Mark Willadsen
- Al Novstrup
- Jeffrey Haverly
- Thomas Brunner
- Roger Hunt
Primary Sponsor
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