2025SB 27

Amending Cosmetology Licensing Laws

2025 - South Dakota Senate

Conservatives Oppose

Description

This bill makes changes to the current cosmetology laws. CPAC opposes the proliferation of occupational licensing laws that are used primarily to restrict competition and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on February 12, 2025 by a vote of 31-4, and the bill later became law.

32

Voted Yes

4

Voted No

0

Did Not Vote

Legislators · 36

LegislatorVote
Arch Beal

SD

Leftist
Greg Blanc

SD

Leftist
John Carley

SD

Conservative
Casey Crabtree

SD

Leftist
Sydney Davis

SD

Leftist
Randy Deibert

SD

Leftist
Helene Duhamel

SD

Leftist
Red Dawn Foster

SD

Leftist
Tamara Grove

SD

Leftist
Joy Hohn

SD

Leftist
Taffy Howard

SD

Conservative
Amber Hulse

SD

Leftist
Kevin Jensen

SD

Leftist
Chris Karr

SD

Leftist
Steve Kolbeck

SD

Leftist
Mark Lapka

SD

Conservative
Liz Larson

SD

Leftist
Sue Lucas Peterson

SD

Leftist
Sam Marty

SD

Leftist
Jim Mehlhaff

SD

Leftist
Paul Miskimins

SD

Leftist
Lauren Nelson

SD

Leftist
Ernie Otten

SD

Leftist
Carl Perry

SD

Leftist
Tom Pischke

SD

Leftist
Tim Reed

SD

Leftist
Michael Rohl

SD

Conservative
Stephanie Sauder

SD

Leftist
Kyle Schoenfish

SD

Leftist
Jamie Smith

SD

Leftist
Glen Vilhauer

SD

Leftist
Curt Voight

SD

Leftist
Mykala Voita

SD

Leftist
David Wheeler

SD

Leftist
Larry Zikmund

SD

Leftist
Larry Rhoden Leftist

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