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Rights, restrictions & the places between.
SD HB1184 (2026)
Define man and woman throughout the state.
Anti-LGBTQ+
Summary
Define man and woman throughout the state and prohibit funding for anything to the contrary.
- Jurisdiction
- South Dakota
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Stage reported
- Passed / adopted
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : Signed by the Governor on March 30, 2026 H.J. 579
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
End Legal Recognition
Links
- As introduced (PDF, hosted here)
- As enrolled or final (PDF, hosted here)
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Introduced text (Jan 28, 2026) at mylrc.sdlegislature.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Comm Sub text (Feb 20, 2026) at mylrc.sdlegislature.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Enrolled text (Mar 10, 2026) at mylrc.sdlegislature.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| House | First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 179 | |
| House | Scheduled for hearing | |
| House | State Affairs Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1184A | |
| House | State Affairs Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2. | |
| House | House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 57, NAYS 9. H.J. 425 | |
| Senate | First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 398 | |
| Senate | Scheduled for hearing | |
| Senate | Judiciary Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 37 | |
| Senate | Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 4. S.J. 496 | |
| House | Signed by the Speaker H.J. 553 | |
| Senate | Signed by the President S.J. 526 | |
| House | Delivered to the Governor on March 12, 2026 H.J. 562 | |
| House | Signed by the Governor on March 30, 2026 H.J. 579 |
Legislative status and legal enforcement are different. See the policy areas and the court sources they cite for enforcement.
Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative. Used here in modified form.