▁students ▁on ▁gender ▁identity ▁and ▁expression . ▁However , ▁the ▁bill ▁failed ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁Senate ▁before ▁it ▁adj ourn ed ▁s ine ▁die ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Camp aign ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁" b ill ▁would ▁prevent ▁teachers ▁from ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁acknow ledge ▁the ▁trans gender ▁identity ▁of ▁people ▁they ▁are ▁teaching ▁about ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁prevent ▁them ▁from ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁support ▁students ▁who ▁identify ▁as ▁trans gender ." ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁a ▁state ▁sen ate ▁committee ▁voted ▁down ▁a ▁legisl ative ▁proposal ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁prevent ed ▁min ors ▁from ▁being ▁allowed ▁to ▁transition ▁g enders . ▁The ▁first ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁bill ▁would ▁have ▁criminal ized ▁phys icians ▁for ▁pres cri bing ▁h orm ones ▁and ▁h orm one ▁block ers ▁or ▁for ▁performing ▁surg ery . ▁An ▁am ended ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁bill ▁dropped ▁charges ▁against ▁phys icians ▁but ▁would ▁still ▁have ▁allowed ▁the ▁patients ▁to ▁sue ▁if ▁they ▁later ▁felt ▁regret . ▁The ▁committee ▁voted ▁not ▁to ▁purs ue ▁the ▁bill ▁at ▁all . ▁Similar ▁legisl ative ▁efforts ▁existed ▁concurrent ly ▁in ▁Florida , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁Colorado , ▁Oklahoma ▁and ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁Public ▁opinion ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Public ▁Religion ▁Research ▁Institute ▁( PR RI ) ▁poll ▁found ▁that ▁ 5 2 % ▁of ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁residents ▁supported ▁same - sex ▁marriage , ▁while ▁ 3 7 % ▁opposed ▁it ▁and ▁