23.508.14\t98th\r\n\tLegislative Session\t1080
\r\n\t\n\r\n\t
\r\n\t\n \n\n\n\r\n\t
\r\n\t2023\r\n\tSouth Dakota Legislature
\r\n\t\r\n\tHouse\r\n\tBill 1080
\r\n\t\r\n\tENROLLED
\r\n\t\r\n\t\n\r\n\t
\r\n\t\r\n\tAn\r\n\tAct
\r\n\t\r\n\t\n\r\n\t
\r\n\r\nENTITLED An Act to\r\nprohibit certain\r\nmedical and surgical interventions on minor patients.
\r\nBe\r\nit enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:
\r\n\r\nSection 1. That chapter 34-24\r\nbe amended with a NEW SECTION:
\r\n\r\nTerms\r\nused in sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this Act, mean:
\r\n\r\n(1)\t"Minor,"\r\nany person under the age of eighteen; and
\r\n\r\n(2)\t"Sex,”\r\nmeans the biological indication of male and female, as evidenced by\r\nsex chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads, and\r\nnonambiguous internal and external genitalia present at birth.
\r\n\r\nSection 2. That chapter 34-24\r\nbe amended with a NEW SECTION:
\r\n\r\nExcept\r\nas provided in section 3 of this Act, a healthcare professional may\r\nnot, for the purpose of attempting to alter the appearance of, or to\r\nvalidate a minor's perception of, the minor’s sex, if that\r\nappearance or perception is inconsistent with the minor's sex,\r\nknowingly:
\r\n\r\n(1)\tPrescribe\r\nor administer any drug to delay or stop normal puberty;
\r\n\r\n(2)\tPrescribe\r\nor administer testosterone, estrogen, or progesterone, in amounts\r\ngreater than would normally be produced endogenously in a healthy\r\nindividual of the same age and sex;
\r\n\r\n(3)\tPerform\r\nany sterilizing surgery, including castration, hysterectomy,\r\noophorectomy, orchiectomy, penectomy, and vasectomy;
\r\n\r\n(4)\tPerform\r\nany surgery that artificially constructs tissue having the appearance\r\nof genitalia differing from the minor's sex, including\r\nmetoidioplasty, phalloplasty, and vaginoplasty; or
\r\n\r\n(5)\tRemove\r\nany healthy or non-diseased body part or tissue.
\r\n\r\nSection 3. That chapter 34-24\r\nbe amended with a NEW SECTION:
\r\n\r\nThe\r\nprohibitions of section 2 of this Act do not limit or restrict the\r\nprovision of services to:
\r\n\r\n(1)\tA\r\nminor born with a medically verifiable disorder of sex development,\r\nincluding external biological sex characteristics that are\r\nirresolvably ambiguous;
\r\n\r\n(2)\tA\r\nminor diagnosed with a disorder of sexual development, if a\r\nhealthcare provider has determined, through genetic or biochemical\r\ntesting, that the minor does not have a sex chromosome structure, sex\r\nsteroid hormone production, or sex steroid hormone action, that is\r\nnormal for a biological male or biological female; or
\r\n\r\n(3)\tA\r\nminor needing treatment for an infection, injury, disease, or\r\ndisorder that has been caused or exacerbated by any action or\r\nprocedure prohibited by section 2 of this Act.
\r\n\r\nSection 4. That chapter 34-24\r\nbe amended with a NEW SECTION:
\r\n\r\nIf\r\na professional or occupational licensing board finds, by a\r\npreponderance of the evidence and in compliance with chapter 1-26,\r\nthat a healthcare professional licensed or certified by the board has\r\nviolated section 2 of this Act, the board must revoke any\r\nprofessional or occupational license or certificate held by the\r\nhealthcare professional.
\r\n\r\nSection 5. That chapter 34-24\r\nbe amended with a NEW SECTION:
\r\n\r\nAny\r\ncivil action to recover damages for injury suffered as a result of a\r\nviolation of section 2 of this Act must be commenced before the later\r\nof:
\r\n\r\n(1)\tThe\r\ndate on which the person reaches age twenty-five; or
\r\n\r\n(2)\tWithin\r\nthree years from the time the person discovered or reasonably should\r\nhave discovered that the injury or damages were caused by the\r\nviolation.
\r\n\r\nSection 6. That chapter 34-24\r\nbe amended with a NEW SECTION:
\r\n\r\nIf,\r\nprior to July 1, 2023, a healthcare professional has initiated a\r\ncourse of treatment, for a minor, which includes the prescription or\r\nadministration of any drug or hormone prohibited by section 2 of this\r\nAct, and if the healthcare professional determines and documents in\r\nthe minor's medical record that immediately terminating the minor's\r\nuse of the drug or hormone would cause harm to the minor, the\r\nhealthcare professional may institute a period during which the\r\nminor's use of the drug or hormone is systematically reduced. That\r\nperiod may not extend beyond December 31, 2023.
\r\n\r\nAn Act to prohibit certain\r\nmedical and surgical interventions on minor patients.
\r\n\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t
\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tI\r\n\t\t\tcertify that the attached Act\r\n\t\t\toriginated in the: \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tHouse\r\n\t\t\tas Bill\r\n\t\t\tNo. 1080 \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t
Chief\r\n\t\t\tClerk \r\n\t\t\t
\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t
Speaker\r\n\t\t\tof the House \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tAttest: \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t
Chief\r\n\t\t\tClerk \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t
President\r\n\t\t\tof the Senate \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tAttest: \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t
Secretary\r\n\t\t\tof the Senate \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tHouse\r\n\t\t\tBill\r\n\t\t\tNo. 1080 \r\n\t\t\tFile\r\n\t\t\tNo. ____ \r\n\t\t\tChapter\r\n\t\t\tNo. ______ \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t | \r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t
Received\r\n\t\t\tat this Executive Office \r\n\t\t\tthis\r\n\t\t\t_____\r\n\t\t\tday of _____________, \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t2023\r\n\t\t\tat ____________M. \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t
for\r\n\t\t\tthe Governor \r\n\t\t\t
\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tThe\r\n\t\t\tattached Act is hereby \r\n\t\t\tapproved\r\n\t\t\tthis ________\r\n\t\t\tday of \r\n\t\t\t______________,\r\n\t\t\tA.D., 2023\n\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t
STATE\r\n\t\t\tOF SOUTH DAKOTA, \r\n\t\t\tss. \r\n\t\t\tOffice\r\n\t\t\tof the Secretary of State \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\tFiled\r\n\t\t\t____________,\r\n\t\t\t2023 \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tat _________\r\n\t\t\to'clock __M. \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t
Secretary\r\n\t\t\tof State \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t
Asst.\r\n\t\t\tSecretary of State \r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t | \r\n\t
\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\t\n\r\n\t
\r\n