25.871.13 100th Legislative Session 219
2025 South Dakota Legislature
Senate Bill 219
ENROLLED
AN ACT
ENTITLED An Act to require the acceptance of a cash payment for admission to a
school-affiliated event.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 13-1:
A qualifying school that refuses to accept a cash payment from an individual for
admission to a school-affiliated event on the day of the event, must grant the individual
admission to the event without charge if:
(1) The individual demonstrates that the individual has an amount of cash sufficient to
pay for the admission fee; and
(2) Seating to the event is available.
For the purposes of this section, "cash" means any physical coin, currency, or note
that is designated as legal tender by federal law.
For the purposes of this section, "qualifying school" means any school district or
accredited nonpublic school.
For the purposes of this section, "school-affiliated event" means any athletic
competition, play, musical, concert, performance, or other activity occurring in this state,
which is conducted or sponsored by the qualifying school, or in which the qualifying school
participates, and for which an admission fee that is less than two hundred dollars per
individual is charged. 25.871.13 2 219
SB219 ENROLLED
An Act to require the acceptance of a cash payment for admission to a school-affiliated event.
I certify that the attached Act originated in
the:
Senate as Bill No. 219
Secretary of the Senate
President of the Senate
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate
Speaker of the House
Attest:
Chief Clerk
Senate Bill No. 219
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______
Received at this Executive Office
this _____ day of _____________,
2025 at ____________M.
By
for the Governor
The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________, A.D., 2025
Governor
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________, 2025
at _________ o'clock __M.
Secretary of State
By
Asst. Secretary of State