---
type: "Bill"
title: "clarify authority for the Cosmetology Commission to credit work experience for educational hours for certain out-of-state licensure applicants, and to require the commission to promulgate rules therefor."
description: "clarify authority for the Cosmetology Commission to credit work experience for educational hours for certain out-of-state licensure applicants, and to require the commission to promulgate rules therefor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1194"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1194 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Barbers and Cosmetology", "Licensure", "Professions and Occupations", "Promulgation of Rules"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hohn", "Hulse", "Novstrup", "Perry", "Peterson (Sue)", "Schwans"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 18
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-29"
last_action: "2026-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/658ddbbd-ec17-445b-8e7c-72375214ae5f"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26648"
source_hash: "8f99070aa024893828c7de04d0b304884a5e249581d6ac67afbd6758532ff79c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sd"]
---

# South Dakota HB 1194 (2026) — clarify authority for the Cosmetology Commission to credit work experience for educational hours for certain out-of-state licensure applicants, and to require the commission to promulgate rules therefor.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26648/299122)
2. **1194A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/302006.pdf)
3. **1194B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/304767.pdf)
4. **1194E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/304921.pdf)
5. **House Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26648/302991)
6. **Senate Commerce and Energy Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26648/304782)
7. **Senate Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26648/305689)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26648/306280)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in amendments — **67–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **64–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **30–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hohn — primary (person)
- Hulse — primary (person)
- Novstrup — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Peterson (Sue) — primary (person)
- Schwans — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-29** First read in House and referred to House Commerce and Energy H.J. 176 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-09** Scheduled for hearing
- **2026-02-09** Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 H.J. 16 `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-10** House of Representatives Deferred to another day , Passed, H.J. 285
- **2026-02-11** House of Representatives Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 297 Amendment 1194A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-11** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 1 H.J. 297
- **2026-02-12** First read in Senate and referred to Senate Commerce and Energy S.J. 260 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Scheduled for hearing
- **2026-02-24** Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 15 Amendment 1194B `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-24** Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0 S.J. 15
- **2026-02-26** Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 411
- **2026-03-02** Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 430 Amendment 1194E `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-02** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 3 S.J. 433
- **2026-03-04** House of Representatives Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 0 H.J. 507
- **2026-03-05** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 529 `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Signed by the President S.J. 506 `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-10 H.J. 546 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-30** Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 578 `executive-signature, executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/658ddbbd-ec17-445b-8e7c-72375214ae5f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).