South Dakota legislation · 100th Legislature (2025)
South Dakota SB115: revise a provision related to sexual contact with a child under eighteen.
Status: Signed into law, March 31, 2025
What the bill says
An Act ENTITLED An Act to revise a provision related to sexual contact with a child under eighteen.
From the enrolled text:
An Act ENTITLED An Act to revise a provision related to sexual contact with a child under eighteen. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That § 22-22-7.8 be AMENDED: 22-22-7.8. A person is guilty of a Class 6 felony if the person: (1) Is at least eighteen years of age; (2) Is at least five years older than the victim; (3) Is in a position of authority, as defined in this section, or is a family member related by consanguinity or affinity within the fifth degree, as defined by § 23A-20-30, to the victim; and (4) Knowingly engages in sexual contact, or touches the buttocks or upper inner thighs of the victim with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of the person or the victim, with a victim who is: (a) Less than eighteen years of age; and (b) Not the person's spouse. For purposes of this section, a person is in a position of authority if the person, at the time of the sexual contact, or within the one-hundred-twenty-day period immediately preceding the sexual contact, interacts, no matter how briefly, with the victim as a coach, child care provider, disability services provider, guardian ad litem, health care provider, law enforcement officer, mental health counselor, probation officer, religious leader, …
Sponsors
- Joy Hohn (R, SD-009) · primary sponsor
- Jana Hunt (R, HD-028) · primary sponsor
- Heather Baxter (R, HD-034)
- Helene Duhamel (R, SD-032)
- Eric Emery (D, HD-026)
- Tamara Grove (R, SD-026)
- Amber Hulse (R, SD-030)
- Curt Massie (R, HD-033)
- Carl Perry (R, 03)
- Peterson, Sue (R, 13)
- Tom Pischke (R, 25)
- Peri Pourier (R, HD-027)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Delivered to the Governor
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : Signed by the President
- : Do Pass
- : Certified uncontested, placed on consent
- : Do Pass
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in House and referred to Judiciary
- : Do Pass
Votes
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 69 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 7, 2025): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 6, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Crimes, Sex Offenses
Common questions
- What is SB115?
- SB115 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (100th Legislature (2025)): revise a provision related to sexual contact with a child under eighteen.
- What does SB115 do?
- In its own words: An Act ENTITLED An Act to revise a provision related to sexual contact with a child under eighteen.
- What is the status of SB115?
- Signed into law as of March 31, 2025. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (March 31, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB115?
- Joy Hohn (R, SD-009), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB115?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26039
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.