2025 Regular Session • South Dakota Legislature
HB1053
Legislative Summary
Require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor.
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Bill History
1/15/2025
First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 23
House of Representatives
1/17/2025
Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives
1/17/2025
State Affairs Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 2.
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
House of Representatives Motion to amend, Passed H.J. 46 Amendment 1053B
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 61, NAYS 5. H.J. 46
House of Representatives
1/22/2025
First Reading Senate S.J. 72
Senate
1/27/2025
Referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 101
Senate
2/18/2025
Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
Senate
2/18/2025
Judiciary Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0.
Senate
2/19/2025
Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 303
Senate
2/20/2025
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 347
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
Signed by the President S.J. 345
Senate
2/24/2025
Delivered to the Governor on February 24, 2025 H.J. 368
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Signed by the Governor on February 27, 2025 H.J. 418
House of Representatives
Amendments
House of Representatives Amendment 1053B
House of Representatives Amendment 1053B
1/21/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Do Pass Amended
2/19/2025
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass
2/18/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass Amended
1/21/2025
61
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass
1/17/2025
11
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(2/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 42
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor

Jim Mehlhaff
Republican
Co-Sponsors (43)
Bethany Soye
Republican
Julie Auch
Republican
Aaron Aylward
Republican
Heather Baxter
Republican
Greg Blanc
Republican
John Carley
Republican
Randy Deibert
Republican
Mary Fitzgerald
Republican
Red Foster
Democrat
Timothy Goodwin
Republican
Lana Greenfield
Republican
Tamara Grove
Republican
Jon Hansen
Republican
Joy Hohn
Republican
Taffy Howard
Republican
John Hughes
Republican
Amber Hulse
Republican
Jana Hunt
Republican
Travis Ismay
Republican
Phil Jensen
Republican
Dylan Jordan
Republican
Tony Kayser
Republican
Trish Ladner
Republican
Karla Lems
Republican
Logan Manhart
Republican
Curt Massie
Republican
Elizabeth May
Republican
Scott Moore
Republican
Tina Mulally
Republican
Al Novstrup
Republican
Scott Odenbach
Republican
Carl Perry
Republican
Sue Lucas-Peterson
Republican
Tom Pischke
Republican
Peri Pourier
Democrat
Tony Randolph
Republican
Christopher Reder
Republican
Kathy Rice
Republican
Brandei Schaefbauer
Republican
Tesa Schwans
Republican
John Sjaarda
Republican
Mykala Voita
Republican
Tim Walburg
Republican