South Dakota legislator withdraws marriage restriction bill

A South Dakota lawmaker has withdrawn his own bill that attempted to dramatically restrict marriage rights in the state.
Rep. Tony Randolph (R-District 35) withdrew
on Monday.
The bill would have prohibited the state from endorsing or enforcing certain policies regarding domestic relations.
KOTA-TV
if this bill had become law, some of the effects would have included:
• A ban on any marriage that does not involve a man and a woman
• Denial of benefits to people in a nontraditional marriage
• Denial of marriage licenses for nontraditional couples
• Denial of protection from discrimination due to sexual orientation
• Barring the state from banning conversion therapy
• Barring schools and libraries from having drag queen story time
Randolph, a first term representative from Rapid City, introduced several other bills this session that raised eyebrows. Two of those bills -- including a bill that would have removed irreconcilable difference as a cause for divorce - died in committee. He recently withdrew three others, including
aimed at sex education in public schools.