HB 1177 South Dakota House · 2025 Regular Session

require an employee of a school district, the Board of Regents, or the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to receive permission of a parent or guardian of an unemancipated minor student before addressing the student with a name other than the student's legal name and to prohibit the compulsory use of gendered language inconsistent with sex.

This bill requires school employees in South Dakota to obtain parental or guardian permission before using a name other than a minor student's legal name. It also prohibits schools from forcing the use of gendered language that does not match a student's biological sex. The law directly affects school districts, the Board of Regents, and the South Dakota Board of Technical Education. These provisions aim to establish clear rules for how students' names and gender-related language are handled in educational settings.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Feb 21, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Education Reconsidered , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 7
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Education Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 5
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Education Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1177A
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to H.J. 171
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors