HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
ENGROSSED
NO.
HB1261
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2/9/00
This bill has been extensively amended (hoghoused) and may no longer be consistent
with the original intention of the sponsors.
Introduced by:
Representatives Weber, Diedtrich (Elmer), Duenwald, Monroe, Sebert, and
Waltman and Senators Lawler, Dunn (Rebecca), Flowers, Lange, Madden,
Reedy, Symens, and Vitter
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to
permit schools to display the Ten Commandments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section
1.
An object or document containing the words of the Ten Commandments may be
displayed in any public school classroom, public school building, or at any public school event,
along with other objects and documents of cultural, legal, or historical significance that have
formed and influenced the legal and governmental systems of the United States and the State of
South Dakota. Such display of an object or document containing the
(1) Shall be in the same manner and appearance generally as other objects and documents
displayed; and
(2) May not be presented or displayed in any fashion that results in calling attention to it
apart from the other displayed objects and documents.
BILL HISTORY
1/24/00 First read in House and referred to committee assignment waived.
H.J.
195
1/25/00 Referred to State Affairs.
2/9/00 Scheduled for Committee hearing on this date.
2/9/00 State Affairs Do Pass Amended, Passed, AYES 0, NAYS 0.