1. State Bill Summary
State: South Dakota
Bill Number: HB 1008
Vote Smart Title: Prohibits Students from Using School Restrooms Designated for the Opposite
Sex
Date Introduced: 01/12/2016
Bill Type: Legislation
Chamber of Vote: House
Vote Stage: Passage
Vote Date: 01/27/2016
Yeas and Nays: 58-10
Vote Roll Number: N/A
Vote Outcome: Passed
Vote Smart Synopsis: Vote to pass a bill that prohibits a student from using a school restroom
that is designated for the opposite biological sex.
Highlights:
-Prohibits a student in a public elementary or secondary school from using a restroom, locker
room, or shower room that is designated for students of the opposite biological sex (Sec. 2).
-Defines “biological sex” as the physical condition of being male or female, as determined by an
individual’s chromosomes and anatomy at birth (Sec. 1).
-Requires a school to provide accommodations to a student who asserts that his or her gender is
different from his or her biological sex upon written consent of the student’s parent or guardian,
including the following accommodations (Sec. 3):
-A single-occupancy restroom;
-A unisex restroom; or
-A controlled facility designated for faculty use.
-Specifies that the “reasonable accommodation” provision does not apply to a private school
(Sec. 3).