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Senate passes parental-rights bill after extended sponsor speech

2282737 · February 12, 2025
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The South Dakota Senate passed Senate Bill 113, codifying parental-rights protections and directing courts to apply strict scrutiny; the measure passed 30–4 with one excused.

Pierre, S.D. — The South Dakota Senate on Feb. 11 approved Senate Bill 113, a measure the sponsor described as a statutory codification of constitutional parental rights and a vehicle to require strict scrutiny for government actions affecting those rights.

State Senator Larry Brewster Grove (note: transcript shows last name Grove) introduced the measure, citing federal case law…

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