SB 50 expands South Dakota's witness tampering law to include a new crime: injuring or threatening to injure someone in retaliation for them testifying in court or cooperating with law enforcement. The bill keeps the existing witness tampering offense (offering benefits or pressuring someone to lie, withhold evidence, or skip court) as a Class 4 felony and adds this retaliatory conduct as an additional form of the same crime.
Signed by the Governor S.J. 472
Delivered to the Governor S.J. 409
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 446
Signed by the President S.J. 372
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 5. H.J. 393
House of Representatives Deferred to another day H.J. 374
House of Representatives Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 361
Judiciary Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Judiciary Do Pass Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0.
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 180
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 137
Senate Deferred to another day S.J. 128
Judiciary Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Judiciary Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0.
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
Judiciary Motion to amend
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 14
Do Pass Amended
Judiciary — Do Pass
Judiciary — Do Pass Amended