HB1184 adds legal definitions of "man" and "woman" throughout South Dakota law based on biological sex characteristics, specifically defining "female" as someone with a reproductive system that produces eggs and "male" as someone with a reproductive system that produces sperm. The bill updates multiple sections of state code to use these new definitions consistently across areas including vital records, adoption, and other legal matters. This change affects how the state recognizes sex designations in official documents and legal proceedings.
The amendment removes language that would have prohibited state funding for "anything to the contrary" to the bill's definitions, narrowing the bill to simply define "man," "woman," "male," and "female" without imposing funding restrictions. This substantially weakens the bill by eliminating what appears to have been an enforcement mechanism tied to state spending.
The enrolled version adds a definition of "female" based on reproductive biology while removing the definition of "boy" and reorganizing all the statutory definition numbering accordingly. This BROADENS the bill beyond its original framework by inserting a substantive biological definition that did not appear in the engrossed version.
Other amendments
Signed by the Governor H.J. 579
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 562
Signed by the President S.J. 526
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 553
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 4. S.J. 496
Judiciary Do Pass Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 37
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 398
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 57, NAYS 9. H.J. 425
State Affairs Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2.
State Affairs Motion to amend
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 179
Prime sponsor · Rep.
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Prime sponsor · Sen.
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Do Pass Amended
Judiciary — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
State Affairs — Do Pass Amended