---
type: "Bill"
title: "revise certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library."
description: "revise certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 1239"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1239 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Obscenity and Public Indecency"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aylward", "Baxter", "Carley", "Grove", "Hughes", "Ismay", "Jordan", "Kayser", "Manhart", "May", "Nelson", "Novstrup", "Perry", "Peterson (Sue)", "Rice", "Schaefbauer", "Sjaarda", "Soye", "Voita"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2025-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39d69e02-3fbe-430c-be85-89e05b7aee21"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25730"
source_hash: "7ad311ac58ff1eb40cf9fd2ac699b689eea9e5122404dc086ad13c5d164f8b6f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sd"]
---

# South Dakota HB 1239 (2025) — revise certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25730/280762)
2. **1239A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/283585.pdf)
3. **Senate Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25730/284385)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25730/284481)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **38–32** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **32–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **10–5** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in amendments — **36–34** (pass) · lower
- Motion to amend — **18–16** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **5–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Aylward — primary (person)
- Baxter — primary (person)
- Carley — primary (person)
- Grove — primary (person)
- Hughes — primary (person)
- Ismay — primary (person)
- Jordan — primary (person)
- Kayser — primary (person)
- Manhart — primary (person)
- May — primary (person)
- Nelson — primary (person)
- Novstrup — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Peterson (Sue) — primary (person)
- Rice — primary (person)
- Schaefbauer — primary (person)
- Sjaarda — primary (person)
- Soye — primary (person)
- Voita — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-02-05** First Reading House H.J. 199
- **2025-02-06** Referred to H.J. 213 `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Scheduled for hearing
- **2025-02-19** Education Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 5 `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-20** House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 38, NAYS 32 H.J. 346 `passage`
- **2025-02-21** First Reading Senate S.J. 341
- **2025-02-24** Referred to S.J. 354 `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06** Scheduled for hearing
- **2025-03-06** Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2 `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-10** Senate Motion to amend , Passed, YEAS 18, NAYS 16 S.J. 491 Amendment 1239A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-10** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2 S.J. 492
- **2025-03-11** House of Representatives Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 36, NAYS 34 H.J. 520
- **2025-03-12** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 539 `passage`
- **2025-03-13** Signed by the President S.J. 528 `passage`
- **2025-03-13** Delivered to the Governor on 2025-03-13 H.J. 546 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-31** Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-31 H.J. 552 `executive-signature, executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39d69e02-3fbe-430c-be85-89e05b7aee21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).