SB 115 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

revise a provision related to sexual contact with a child under eighteen.

SB 115 proposes to update South Dakota law regarding sexual contact with minors under the age of eighteen. The bill directly affects individuals who may be charged with such offenses and legal professionals handling related cases. It revises specific provisions to clarify or modify how sexual contact with children is defined or prosecuted under state statutes. The legislation aims to ensure the legal framework accurately reflects current standards for protecting minors from sexual exploitation.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Signed Mar 31, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 2 edits · Mar 10, 2025

MINOR

This bill converts a legislative bill into its final enrolled form, ready for signing by the Governor. The substantive legal content remains unchanged from the introduced version, with no modifications to the criminal statute regarding sexual contact with children under eighteen.

TECHNICAL

Added enrolled bill formatting including official signatures, filing dates, and certification language required for final passage.

Removed browser compatibility warnings and website loading messages that were present in the draft version.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 31, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-31 S.J. 538

executive

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by the Speaker H.J. 524

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by the President S.J. 502

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 69, NAYS 0 H.J. 478

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 11

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 H.J. 11

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Introduced

First read in House and referred to H.J. 239

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 210

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0

upper

Jan 29, 2025

Introduced

First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 126

upper

13 primary · 0 co-sponsors