South Dakota · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1053: require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor.

Enacted Last action February 27, 2025: Signed by the Governor on 2025-02-27 H.J. 418

Plain-language summary

HB 1053 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota House on January 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor. Primary sponsor: Tim Walburg (Republican), MyKala Voita (Republican), John Sjaarda (Republican), Tesa Schwans (Republican), Brandei Schaefbauer (Republican), Kathy Rice (Republican), Reder, Tony Randolph (Republican), Peri Pourier (Republican), Tom Pischke (Republican), Sue Peterson (Republican), Carl Perry (Republican), Scott Odenbach (Republican), Al Novstrup (Republican), Tina Mulally (Republican), Scott Moore (Republican), Liz May (Republican), Curt Massie (Republican), Logan Manhart (Republican), Karla Lems (Republican), Trish Ladner (Republican), Tony Kayser (Republican), Dylan Jordan (Republican), Phil Jensen (Republican), Travis Ismay (Republican), Jana Hunt (Republican), Amber Hulse (Republican), John Hughes (Republican), Taffy Howard (Republican), Joy Hohn (Republican), Jon Hansen (Republican), Tamara Grove (Republican), Lana Greenfield (Republican), Tim Goodwin (Republican), Red Dawn Foster (Democratic), Mary Fitzgerald (Republican), Randy Deibert (Republican), John Carley (Republican), Greg Blanc (Republican), Heather Baxter (Republican), Aaron Aylward (Republican), Julie Auch (Republican), Bethany Soye (Republican), Jim Mehlhaff (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 27, 2025): Signed by the Governor on 2025-02-27 H.J. 418.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Tim Walburg (Republican); MyKala Voita (Republican); John Sjaarda (Republican); Tesa Schwans (Republican); and 40 more.