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State Aff. Comm.*, 101st Leg. Sess. (S.D. Feb. 20, 2026) (statement of Matt Sharp, Senior Counsel, ADF Action), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAFNe4PCst0 at 0:19:03; *see also* H. State Aff. Comm., Minutes 2-3 (S.D. Feb. 20, 2026), https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/303527.pdf (listing HB 1184 as presented by Representative Jon Hansen and Matt Sharp, ADF Action).","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAFNe4PCst0"},{"n":3,"citation":"H.B. 1184, 101st Leg. Sess. (S.D. 2026) (enacted), 2026 S.D. Sess. Laws ch. 19, https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/SessionLaw/306557.pdf?Year=2026 (last visited Oct. 1, 2026).","url":"https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/SessionLaw/306557.pdf?Year=2026"},{"n":4,"citation":"ADF Action, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), pt. I, line 8; pt. III, lines 4a and 4e (tax year ended June 2025) (IRS e-file object ID 202631179349301028), https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/881483509/202631179349301028/IRS990.","url":"https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/881483509/202631179349301028/IRS990"},{"n":5,"citation":"Alliance Defending Freedom, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), sched. I, pt. II (tax year ended June 2025) (IRS e-file object ID 202630989349300033) (grant of $900,000 to ADF Action, purpose 'Operations support'), https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/541660459/202630989349300033/IRS990ScheduleI.","url":"https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/541660459/202630989349300033/IRS990ScheduleI"},{"n":6,"citation":"Alliance Defending Freedom, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), sched. R, pt. II (tax year ended June 2025) (IRS e-file object ID 202630989349300033) (listing ADF Action as a related 501(c)(4) advocacy organization with Alliance Defending Freedom as direct controlling entity), https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/541660459/202630989349300033/IRS990ScheduleR.","url":"https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/541660459/202630989349300033/IRS990ScheduleR"}],"version":1,"checked_at":"2026-10-01","disclosure":"Written by AI from the cited sources, then checked source by source."}}