The South Dakota House debated and passed a bill that requires a birth certificate record a person’s sex at birth.

The bill had been defeated in a House committee but was smoked out for debate on the floor.

Bill sponsor, Representative Fred Deutsch of Florence says vital data needs to be preserved…

Representative Shawn Bordeaux of Mission says it’s a bad bill…..

Representative Bethany Soye of Sioux Falls says it’s a matter of facts and truth…

The bill passed on a vote of thirty-nine to thirty one and will next be heard in the Senate.