This bill makes it a felony crime to knowingly sell, distribute, advertise, or give away items (including drugs, medicines, or instruments) intended to be used for an abortion that violates South Dakota's existing abortion ban. It also allows the state attorney general to sue violators for civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation, with collected money going to a state fund supporting abortion restrictions.
The amendment removes the private civil action for wrongful death of an unborn child and instead establishes criminal penalties for dispensing, distributing, selling, or advertising articles intended for unlawful abortion.
The amendment added an explicit prohibition on administering drugs or using instruments to procure abortion except to preserve life, clarifying the unlawful abortion definition that the dispensing restrictions reference.
The amendment removes visual markup indicators (underscores and overstrikes) and legislative process labels, converting the engrossed bill into its final enrolled form with official signature pages.
Signed by the Governor H.J. 579
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 574
Signed by the President S.J. 528
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 560
House of Representatives Concurred in amendments Passed, YEAS 61, NAYS 6. H.J. 549
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 2. S.J. 498
State Affairs Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1. S.J. 39
State Affairs Motion to amend S.J. 39
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 398
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 61, NAYS 5. H.J. 426
State Affairs Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2.
State Affairs Motion to amend
State Affairs Motion to amend
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 294
First Reading House H.J. 220
Prime sponsor · Sen.
R
Prime sponsor · Rep.
R
Cosponsors
Concurred in amendments
Do Pass Amended
State Affairs — Do Pass Amended
Do Pass Amended
State Affairs — Do Pass Amended