It might just be a bill and only a bill, but these drafted pieces of legislation could become laws and affect your life in various ways. Those effects could be positive, or in some cases, pretty negative. It's your duty as an activist to keep informed and ready to act.
On this page, we cover bills and measures we're tracking during the South Dakota Legislative Session. Tap through, learn more, and email your questions to southdakota@aclu.org.
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UPDATE: Gov. Kristi Noem signed House Bill 1080 into law on Feb. 13, 2023. This legislation prohibits doctors from providing life-saving gender-affirming care to transgender youth.
UPDATE: House Concurrent Resolution 6005, legislation that would have would recognized the right to contraception and support access to contraception for all adults, failed in the House State Affairs...