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South Dakota · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1247: modify massage therapist licensure requirements and to create a penalty therefor.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1247 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota House on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: modify massage therapist licensure requirements and to create a penalty therefor. Primary sponsor: Carl Perry (Republican), Al Novstrup (Republican), Joy Hohn (Republican), Heather Baxter (Republican), Bobbi Andera (Republican), Tesa Schwans (Republican), Tom Pischke (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 12, 2025): Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor , Passed, H.J. 268.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Carl PerryPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Al NovstrupPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Joy HohnPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Heather BaxterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Bobbi AnderaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse10
Tesa SchwansPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Tom PischkePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor , Passed, H.J. 268
  2. Referred to H.J. 213
  3. First Reading House H.J. 199

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source