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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 Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

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.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tony RandolphPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Carl PerryPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Lauren NelsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Dylan JordanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Phil JensenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Heather BaxterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Kathy RicePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse29

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Education Reconsidered , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 7
  2. Education Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 5
  3. Education Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1177A
  4. Scheduled for hearing
  5. Scheduled for hearing
  6. Referred to H.J. 171
  7. First Reading House H.J. 154

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source