South Dakota · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1177: 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.

In committee Last action February 21, 2025: Education Reconsidered , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 7

Plain-language summary

HB 1177 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota House on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Tony Randolph (Republican), Carl Perry (Republican), Lauren Nelson (Republican), Dylan Jordan (Republican), Phil Jensen (Republican), Heather Baxter (Republican), Kathy Rice (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 21, 2025): Education Reconsidered , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 7.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Tony Randolph (Republican); Carl Perry (Republican); Lauren Nelson (Republican); Dylan Jordan (Republican); and 3 more.