Senate Bill 149 (92nd Session Legislative Assembly of the South Dakota Legislature, 2017)

Senate Bill 149 (SB 149), officially called An Act to provide certain protections to faith-based or religious child-placement agencies, is a 2017 anti-LGBT law that was enacted in the state of South Dakota that permits taxpayer-funded agencies to deny services on the basis of religious exemptions.

Passage
On March 2, 2017, the South Dakota House of Representatives passed SB 149, with 43 ayes, 20 nays, and 7 excused votes. On March 7, 2017, the South Dakota Senate passed SB 149, with 27 ayes, and 8 nays. On May 10, 2017, Dennis Daugaard signed SB 149 into law, which became S.J. 746.