State of South Dakota secondary Archives: on Families & Children


Billie Sutton: Don't allow LGBTQ discrimination by foster/adoption agencies

Legislative Summary: Senate Bill 149: To provide certain protections to faith-based or religious child-placement agencies.

Analysis by HRC and ACLU:HRC joined the ACLU of South Dakota in urging Governor Dennis Daugaard to veto Senate Bill (SB) 149 -- discriminatory legislation targeting LGBTQ people and other minorities. SB 149 would enshrine taxpayer-funded discrimination into state law by allowing state-funded adoption and foster care agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ youth in their care and to reject qualified prospective LGBTQ adoptive or foster parents based on the agency's purported religious beliefs.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 43-30-7 on Mar/2/17; State Rep. Daniel Ahlers voted NO; Passed Senate 27-8-0 on Mar/7/17; State Sen. Sutton voted NO; Signed by Governor Dennis Daugaard on Mar/27/17

Source: HRC and ACLU on South Dakota voting record SB 149 Mar 7, 2017

Billie Sutton: Don't allow LGBTQ discrimination by foster/adoption agencies

Legislative Summary: Senate Bill 149: To provide certain protections to faith-based or religious child-placement agencies.

Analysis by HRC and ACLU:HRC joined the ACLU of South Dakota in urging Governor Dennis Daugaard to veto Senate Bill (SB) 149 -- discriminatory legislation targeting LGBTQ people and other minorities. SB 149 would enshrine taxpayer-funded discrimination into state law by allowing state-funded adoption and foster care agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ youth in their care and to reject qualified prospective LGBTQ adoptive or foster parents based on the agency's purported religious beliefs.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 43-30-7 on Mar/2/17; State Rep. Daniel Ahlers voted NO; Passed Senate 27-8-0 on Mar/7/17; State Sen. Sutton voted NO; Signed by Governor Dennis Daugaard on Mar/27/17

Source: HRC and ACLU on South Dakota voting record SB 149 Mar 7, 2017

Daniel Ahlers: Don't allow LGBTQ discrimination by foster/adoption agencies

Legislative Summary: Senate Bill 149: To provide certain protections to faith-based or religious child-placement agencies.

Analysis by HRC and ACLU: HRC joined the ACLU of South Dakota in urging Governor Dennis Daugaard to veto Senate Bill (SB) 149 -- discriminatory legislation targeting LGBTQ people and other minorities. SB 149 would enshrine taxpayer-funded discrimination into state law by allowing state-funded adoption and foster care agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ youth in their care and to reject qualified prospective LGBTQ adoptive or foster parents based on the agency's purported religious beliefs.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 43-30-7 on Mar/2/17; State Rep. Daniel Ahlers voted NO; Passed Senate 27-8-0 on Mar/7/17; Signed by Governor Dennis Daugaard on Mar/27/17

Source: HRC and ACLU on South Dakota voting record SB 149 Mar 2, 2017

Dennis Daugaard: Infant Mortality Task Force: distribute safe sleep kits

Two years ago, I announced the Infant Mortality Task Force, an effort to reduce infant mortality in South Dakota, led by Linda and the Department of Health. Following up on one of the task force's key recommendations, the state has distributed more than 500 safe sleep kits to families who do not have a safe place for their babies to sleep.
Source: South Dakota 2013 State of the State Address Jan 8, 2013

Dennis Daugaard: Allow LGBTQ discrimination by foster/adoption agencies

Legislative Summary: Senate Bill 149: To provide certain protections to faith-based or religious child-placement agencies.

Analysis by HRC and ACLU: HRC joined the ACLU of South Dakota in urging Governor Dennis Daugaard to veto Senate Bill (SB) 149 -- discriminatory legislation targeting LGBTQ people and other minorities. SB 149 would enshrine taxpayer-funded discrimination into state law by allowing state-funded adoption and foster care agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ youth in their care and to reject qualified prospective LGBTQ adoptive or foster parents based on the agency's purported religious beliefs.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 43-30-7 on Mar/2/17; Passed Senate 27-8-0 on Mar/7/17; Signed by Governor Dennis Daugaard on Mar/27/17

Source: HRC and ACLU on South Dakota voting record SB 149 Mar 27, 2017

Jamie R. Smith: Don't allow LGBTQ discrimination by foster/adoption agencies

Legislative Summary:Senate Bill 149: To provide certain protections to faith-based or religious child-placement agencies.

Analysis by HRC and ACLU: HRC joined the ACLU of South Dakota in urging Governor Dennis Daugaard to veto Senate Bill (SB) 149 -- discriminatory legislation targeting LGBTQ people and other minorities. SB 149 would enshrine taxpayer-funded discrimination into state law by allowing state-funded adoption and foster care agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ youth in their care and to reject qualified prospective LGBTQ adoptive or foster parents based on the agency's purported religious beliefs.

Legislative Outcome:Passed House 43-30-7 on Mar/2/17; State Rep. Jamie Smith voted NO; Passed Senate 27-8-0 on Mar/7/17; Signed by Governor Dennis Daugaard on Mar/27/17

Source: HRC and ACLU on South Dakota voting record SB 149 Mar 2, 2017

Kristi Noem: My vision: maintain our family traditions & way of life

I grew up with a Dad who dreamed of all four of his kids being able to stay on the family ranch if they wanted to. My vision for South Dakota is the same. We must ensure that every South Dakotan can build their life here and make a good living, so they can provide for their families and maintain our traditions and way of life. I am committed to four pillars of protection: keeping taxes low, limiting government regulation, fighting government intrusion, and keeping government open and honest.
Source: 2020 South Dakota State of the State address Jan 14, 2020

Mike Rounds: Our children are our most valuable resource

Mike Rounds is committed to make the state a better place to live, work, and raise a family. He believes South Dakota's children are its most valuable resource and that every child in the state should receive a quality education.

Governor Rounds is encouraging South Dakotans to make healthy choices that lead to longer, healthier lives, and he has initiated an effort in state government to help state employees make healthy choices. He is encouraging every South Dakotan to follow this lead.

Source: Vote-USA.org on 2020 South Dakota Senate race Jan 11, 2020

William Janklow: Supports Bright Start boxes to help new parents

The Bright Start boxes has really been a phenomenally successful program. Those are the boxes that, when we get a birth registration, we mail them out to the families. In them is a CD with Mozart. It's got an Ages and Stages book. This little book talks about what you should expect to happen at different ages and different stages of a child's life. It's got a Goodnight Moon book to be read. It's got a videotape in it on reading. It's a 20-minute videotape that's the best thing I've ever seen on why it is important that you have to read to children 20 minutes a day. In addition to that, there's a new health book that we're adding to it that's written at the fourth grade level. It is for anybody to understand, listing all kinds of maladies and questions and answers. In it is how to get a library card, and you can also, in South Dakota today, get a prescription from your doctor to get a book. Doctors actually write prescriptions and then we give out books.
Source: State-of-the-State Address to South Dakota House Jan 9, 2001

Steven Haugaard: Allow LGBTQ discrimination by foster/adoption agencies

Legislative Summary:Senate Bill 149: To provide certain protections to faith-based or religious child-placement agencies.

Analysis by HRC and ACLU: HRC joined the ACLU of South Dakota in urging Governor Dennis Daugaard to veto Senate Bill (SB) 149 -- discriminatory legislation targeting LGBTQ people and other minorities. SB 149 would enshrine taxpayer-funded discrimination into state law by allowing state-funded adoption and foster care agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ youth in their care and to reject qualified prospective LGBTQ adoptive or foster parents based on the agency's purported religious beliefs.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 43-30-7 on Mar/2/17; Passed Senate 27-8-0 on Mar/7/17; Steven Haugaard voted YES; Signed by Governor Dennis Daugaard on Mar/27/17

Source: HRC and ACLU on South Dakota voting record SB 149 Mar 27, 2017

Jon Hansen: Prohibit medical treatment for transgender minors

HB1080: prohibit certain medical and surgical interventions on minor patients.

Summary by CNN, February 13, 2023:HB 1080 outlaws the prescription and administration of puberty-blocking medication in patients under the age of 18, as well as sex hormones and surgery related to gender transition. Health care providers who violate the new law risk civil suits and losing their professional or occupational licenses. Gender-affirming care is medically necessary, evidence-based care that uses a multidisciplinary approach to help a person transition from their assigned gender--designated at birth--to their affirmed gender--the gender by which one wants to be known. Opponents of the bill emphasized that the measure would be harmful to transgender children and was a government intrusion into medical decisions.Legislative Summary:Passed House 60-10-0 on Feb/2/23; State Rep. Jon Hansen co-sponsored and voted YES; passed Senate on Feb/9/23; signed by Gov.Noem on Feb/13/23.

Source: CNN on 2023 South Dakota voting records HB1080 Feb 2, 2023

Kristi Noem: Jon Hansen Prohibit medical treatment for transgender minors

HB1080: prohibit certain medical and surgical interventions on minor patients.

Summary by CNN, February 13, 2023:HB 1080 outlaws the prescription and administration of puberty-blocking medication in patients under the age of 18, as well as sex hormones and surgery related to gender transition. Health care providers who violate the new law risk civil suits and losing their professional or occupational licenses. Gender-affirming care is medically necessary, evidence-based care that uses a multidisciplinary approach to help a person transition from their assigned gender--the one the person was designated at birth--to their affirmed gender--the gender by which one wants to be known. Opponents of the bill emphasized that the measure would be harmful to transgender children and was a government intrusion into medical decisions.Legislative Summary:Passed House 60-10-0 on Feb/2/23; passed Senate on Feb/9/23; signed by Governor Kristi Noem on Feb/13/23.

Source: CNN on 2023 South Dakota voting records HB1080 Feb 13, 2023

Larry Rhoden: Allow LGBTQ discrimination by foster/adoption agencies

Legislative Summary: Senate Bill 149: To provide certain protections to faith-based or religious child-placement agencies.

Analysis by HRC and ACLU: HRC joined the ACLU of South Dakota in urging Governor Dennis Daugaard to veto Senate Bill (SB) 149 -- discriminatory legislation targeting LGBTQ people and other minorities. SB 149 would enshrine taxpayer-funded discrimination into state law by allowing state-funded adoption and foster care agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ youth in their care and to reject qualified prospective LGBTQ adoptive or foster parents based on the agency's purported religious beliefs.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 43-30-7 on Mar/2/17; Passed Senate 27-8-0 on Mar/7/17; Larry Rhoden voted YES; Signed by Governor Dennis Daugaard on Mar/27/17

Source: HRC and ACLU on South Dakota voting record SB 149 Mar 27, 2017

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