SD-SB18-2025
South Dakota · SB 18 · 2025
Require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor.
Anti-LGBTQ+Failed
- Bill key
- SD-SB18-2025
- State
- South Dakota
- Session
- 2025
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- introduced
- Citation (Bluebook)
- S.B. 18, 100th Leg., Reg. Sess. (S.D. 2025), https://sdlegislature.gov/#/Session/Bill/25480.
- Short citation
- S.D. S.B. 18.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
Require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor.
Curator notes
Adds age verification requirements to existing statute; SOGI not directly mentioned; failed at crossover
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Kolbeck | Republican | Senator | SD-002 | Primary sponsor |
| Mike Weisgram | Republican | Representative | HD-024 | Primary sponsor |
| Amber Arlint | Republican | Representative | HD-012 | Co-sponsor |
| Steve Duffy | Republican | Representative | HD-032 | Co-sponsor |
| Helene Duhamel | Republican | Senator | SD-032 | Co-sponsor |
| Eric Emery | Democratic | Representative | HD-026 | Co-sponsor |
| Red Foster | Democratic | Senator | SD-027 | Co-sponsor |
| Chris Karr | Republican | Senator | SD-011 | Co-sponsor |
| Liz Larson | Democratic | Senator | SD-010 | Co-sponsor |
| Jim Mehlhaff | Republican | Senator | SD-024 | Co-sponsor |
| Bethany Soye | Republican | Representative | HD-009 | Co-sponsor |
| Tony Venhuizen | Republican | Representative | HD-013 | Co-sponsor |
| David Wheeler | Republican | Senator | SD-022 | Co-sponsor |
Bill text
- As introduced (11,525 characters) · Open the printed bill (PDF)
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