App-based age verification bill clears South Dakota House of Representatives panel

App-based age verification bill clears South Dakota House of Representatives panel

Rep. John Hughes, R-Sioux Falls, speaks in the South Dakota House on Feb. 9, 2026, at the Capitol in Pierre. He's sponsoring a bill that would require mobile app stores to use age verification. (Photo by Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)PIERRE — A South Dakota House of Representatives panel endorsed a bill that would require mobile app stores to use age verification to control access by minors. House Bill 1275 passed the House State Affai…