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prohibit a video streaming service from transmitting certain advertising during children's programming and provide a penalty therefor.

This bill prohibits video streaming services (like Netflix or Disney+) from showing advertisements about abortion, alcohol, drugs, gambling, gender transition, or nicotine during children's programming rated for viewers under 14. The law applies only to streaming services and excludes traditional broadcast television, cable, and satellite providers. Violations would result in penalties under South Dakota law.

amend provisions related to changing rooms, sleeping quarters, and restrooms.

HB1161 requires state and local government buildings to designate multi-occupancy changing rooms, restrooms, and sleeping quarters for exclusive use by either females or males, with exceptions for firefighters and law enforcement acting in official capacity. The bill also clarifies that certain people—like parents with young children, people needing assistance, emergency responders, and maintenance workers—are exempt from restrictions on entering designated facilities. These changes establish clearer rules about who can use which facilities in government buildings.

define man and woman throughout the state.

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.