# South Dakota HB 1045: revise certain provisions related to child support.

South Dakota HB 1045, revise certain provisions related to child support., is a 101st South Dakota Legislature (2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-03-12 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: South Dakota HB 1045
- State: South Dakota
- Session: 101st South Dakota Legislature (2026)
- Title: revise certain provisions related to child support.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-03-12, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Child Support, Domestic Relations, Executive/Judiciary Request
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (117 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Custody can reduce parents' support debt: mixed, medium. Courts may credit unpaid support when the paying parent had actual physical custody for more than four consecutive months. Custody must have been established by the parties' agreement or a court order. The credit applies only to unpaid support that built up during that custody period. It can lower…
- Hardship rules can change parents' support: mixed, medium. When either party raises a change from the support schedule, courts must consider it and make specific findings before approving. Total support above 50% of the paying parent's monthly net income is presumed to cause hardship, including health insurance and child care adjustments. Other listed fact…
- New income rules for parents' support: mixed, medium. Courts presume parents can earn annual gross income equal to at least 1,820 hours at South Dakota's current minimum wage. Courts may estimate income when proof is lacking, employment is unknown, or a parent is unemployed or underemployed. That estimate cannot fall below the same minimum. Courts may…
- Parentage and notice rules for support: mixed, medium. At support-debt hearings, the court referee must decide and report paternity when evidence includes a voluntary acknowledgment or qualifying genetic testing. Testing must show at least a 99% likelihood of paternity. The process includes court review, a 10-day objection deadline after service, and f…
- Parents can revisit older support orders: mixed, medium. Support orders entered and in effect before July 1, 2026, can be changed without either parent proving changed circumstances. Changes must follow the child support rules and can raise or lower payments. After incarceration lasting more than 180 days, the support amount in effect at release stays in…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Do Pass Amended | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | House | Do Pass Amended | pass | 67 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Do Pass Amended | pass | 10 | 1 |   |

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-08: [PDF](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/306444.pdf)

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- HB 1149: adopt the athletic trainer licensure compact. (signed)
- HB 1148: adopt the respiratory care interstate compact. (signed)
- HB 1051: revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas. (signed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/306444.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1245: authorize municipalities to establish a local funding mechanism for capital imp…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SD-HB1245-2026)
- [HB 1193: modify the provisions for a refund of taxes to disabled veterans and surviving…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SD-HB1193-2026)
- [HB 1149: adopt the athletic trainer licensure compact.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SD-HB1149-2026)
- [HB 1148: adopt the respiratory care interstate compact.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SD-HB1148-2026)
- [HB 1051: revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SD-HB1051-2026)
- [HB 1082: establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide fre…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SD-HB1082-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SD-HB1045-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).