South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota HB1040: revise the child support obligation schedule.
Status: In committee, March 5, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to revise the child support obligation schedule.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
An Act to revise the child support obligation schedule. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That § 25-7-6.2 be AMENDED: 25-7-6.2. The child support obligation must be established in accordance with the following schedule [ADDED: ,] subject to [DELETED: the] revisions or deviations as permitted by this chapter. Except as provided in this chapter, the combined monthly net incomes of both parents must be used in determining the obligation to be divided proportionately between the parents based upon their respective net incomes. The noncustodial parent's proportionate share establishes the amount of the child support order. The emboldened areas of the schedule include a self-support reserve of [DELETED: eight hundred seventy-one] [ADDED: one thousand one hundred forty-eight] dollars per month that accounts for the subsistence needs of the obligated parent with a limited ability to pay. If the obligation using only the noncustodial parent's monthly net income is an obligation within the emboldened areas of the schedule, that amount must be compared to the noncustodial parent's proportionate share using both parents' monthly net incomes. The lesser amount establishes the noncustodial parent's child support order. [ADDED: A noncustodial parent who is incarcerated for more than one hundred eighty days is obligated to no less than the minimum base obligation amount established in the schedule.] …
Sponsors
- Mike Stevens (R, HD-018) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Do Pass
- : Do Pass
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in Senate and referred to Judiciary
- : Do Pass
- : Do Pass
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in House and referred to Judiciary
Votes
- Do Pass (March 5, 2026): 12 yea, 22 nay, failed
- Do Pass (March 3, 2026): 3 yea, 3 nay, failed
- Do Pass (March 3, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 18, 2026): 9 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 26, 2026): 40 yea, 25 nay, passed
Subjects: Domestic Relations, Child Support
Common questions
- What is HB1040?
- HB1040 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): revise the child support obligation schedule.
- What does HB1040 do?
- In its own words: An Act to revise the child support obligation schedule.
- What is the status of HB1040?
- In committee as of March 5, 2026. Latest action: Do Pass (March 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1040?
- Mike Stevens (R, HD-018).
- Where is the official record for HB1040?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26883
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