SB 163 South Dakota Senate · 2026 Regular Session

repeal provisions related to the shared parenting child support cross credit.

SB 163 repeals South Dakota's "shared parenting child support cross credit" provision (§ 25-7-6.27), which previously allowed courts to adjust child support payments when children spent roughly equal time (180+ nights/year) with both parents. This repeal removes a specific calculation method that would reduce payments for noncustodial parents in equal-sharing custody arrangements by offsetting each parent's share based on income and parenting time. The bill directly affects parents in shared parenting custody cases who previously qualified for this adjustment. After this repeal, child support will be calculated using standard formulas without this cross-credit adjustment, meaning parents in equal-sharing arrangements will no longer have their payments reduced through this specific mechanism.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2026 Last action Feb 17, 2026
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Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2
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Feb 17, 2026
Introduced
Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 163B
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Jan 29, 2026
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 140
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Tom Pischke
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