Gov. Rhoden Signs South Dakota Values Bills into Law


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March 21, 2025

Contact: Josie Harms

 

Gov. Rhoden Signs South Dakota Values Bills into Law

 

PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Larry Rhoden signed three bills into law to protect South Dakota values yesterday.

 

“South Dakota is a place where commonsense values remain common, and these bills reinforce that fact,” said Governor Larry Rhoden. “These bills promote strong families, safety in education, and freedom from the ‘woke’ agenda like what has happened in too many other places.”

 

Governor Rhoden signed the following three bills into law:

 

  • HB 1174 revises certain provisions related to the rights and obligations of a father of a child born to an unmarried mother;
  • HB 1239 revises certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library; and
  • HB 1259 prohibits unauthorized access to certain multi-occupancy rooms.

 

Governor Rhoden has signed 154 bills and VETOED one this legislative session.

 

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