26.162.5426.162.55 101st Legislative Session 1257 South Dakota Legislature House Bill 1257 HOUSEENROLLED STATEA AFFAIRSN ENGROSSEDACT IntroducedENTITLED by:An Act to amend the definition of an abortion.
RepresentativeB SoyeE AnIT ActENACTED toBY amendTHE theLEGISLATURE definitionOF ofTHE anS abortion.TATE OF S OUTH D AKOTA :
B E IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH D AKOTA :
Overstrikes26.162.55 indicate2 deleted1257 language.(3) "Fertilization," that point in time when a male human sperm penetrates the zona pellucida of a female human ovum;
26.162.54 2 1257 (3) "Fertilization," that point in time when a male human sperm penetrates the zona pellucida of a female human ovum;
(7)(8)(8) "Physician," a person licensed under the provisions of chapter 36-4 or a physician practicing medicine or osteopathy in the employ of the government of the United States or of this state;
and (8)(9)(9) "Probable gestational age of the unborn child," what, that which in the judgment of the physician,physician will, with reasonable probability, be the gestational age of the unborn child at the time the abortion is planned to be performed.
OverstrikesHB1257 indicateENROLLED deleted26.162.55 language.3 1257 An Act to amend the definition of an abortion.
Received at this Executive Office I certify that the attached Act originated in this _____ day of _____________, the:
at ____________M.
House as Bill No.
1257 By Chief Clerk of the House for the Governor The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of Speaker of the House ______________, A.D., 2026 Attest:
Governor Chief Clerk of the House STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss.
Office of the Secretary of State President of the Senate Filed ____________, 2026 Attest:
at _________ o'clock __M.
Secretary of the Senate Secretary of State House Bill No.
1257 By File No.
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Secretary of State Chapter No.
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