▁Matthew ▁She p ard ▁and ▁James ▁By rd ▁Jr . ▁H ate ▁Cr imes ▁Pre vention ▁Act ▁was ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁by ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁O gl ala ▁Si oux ▁Trib al ▁Council ▁passed ▁hate ▁crime ▁legisl ation ▁which ▁protect s ▁L GB T ▁and ▁two - sp irit ▁individuals , ▁with ▁ 1 4 ▁votes ▁in ▁favor , ▁ 2 ▁against ▁and ▁ 1 ▁ab st ention . ▁ ▁G ender ▁identity ▁and ▁expression ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁allows ▁trans gender ▁people ▁to ▁change ▁their ▁legal ▁gender . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁they ▁must ▁submit ▁to ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁V ital ▁Records ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁a ▁court ▁order ▁changing ▁their ▁legal ▁name ▁and ▁gender , ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁photo ▁ID , ▁an ▁" Application ▁for ▁B irth ▁Record ", ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁pay ▁the ▁required ▁fee . ▁Under going ▁sex ▁re ass ignment ▁surg ery ▁is ▁not ▁required . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Governor ▁Dennis ▁D aug a ard ▁v eto ed ▁a ▁bill ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁required ▁trans gender ▁students ▁to ▁use ▁bath rooms ▁and ▁lo cker ▁rooms ▁that ▁match ▁their ▁birth ▁sex . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁House ▁passed ▁H B ▁ 1 1 0 8 ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁bar red ▁public ▁schools ▁up ▁to ▁grade ▁K - 7 ▁( 1 2 - 1 3 ▁years ▁old ) ▁from ▁instruct ing