Bill defining ‘man’ and ‘woman’ advances in South Dakota Legislature

By: Joshua Haiar

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 580

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Differing ideas about a person’s sex and gender played out Friday at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre as a legislative committee advanced a bill defining “man” and “woman.”

The Republican speaker of the state House of Representatives, Jon Hansen, said he introduced the bill to answer a question he thinks has a simple answer: “What is a woman?”

“This legislation simply establishes clear, consistent definitions for terms like man, woman, male, female,” Hansen …

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