COSMETOLOGY/BOARD: Provides relative to the Louisiana Cosmetology Act (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)
HB 326 amends Louisiana's Cosmetology Act by changing the term "licensed" to "registered" in two specific sections of the law. This technical correction affects cosmetology professionals and the state board regulating the industry by updating the terminology used in the statute. The bill does not create new requirements or alter existing regulations - it only adjusts the language for consistency. The amendments were approved by the committee (15-0) and passed to third reading on April 23, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 3, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Senate Floor Bureau Note, #2583, Mizell, Adopted
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HB326 Act
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MODERATE
The bill was finalized into an enrolled act, changing the session year to 2025 and assigning it Act No. 355. The substantive text was reorganized from a list of amendments into a formal statutory structure, clarifying the composition of the State Board of Cosmetology to include eight members with specific qualifications regarding active practice, school ownership, and conflict of interest limits. Fee schedules for cosmetologists, estheticians, manicurists, and schools were updated with specific dollar amounts for residents and nonresidents, and the text was cleaned of formatting errors present in the draft version.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on the Louisiana Cosmetology Act, but the final text provides a more structured and clear definition of board membership requirements and fee assessments compared to the amendment draft.
TECHNICAL
The document was converted from a draft Senate Floor Note into a formal Enrolled Act with updated session year (2025) and Act number (355).
Several lines contained garbled text or formatting errors in the draft version (e.g., 'No To prevent', 'encounters a situation') which were corrected in the final act.
REQUIREMENT
Board membership qualifications were clarified to require eight members appointed by the governor, including specific slots for active practitioners, estheticians, manicurists, and school owners, while limiting conflicts of interest to no more than four members connected to schools.
FISCAL
Fee schedules were finalized with specific amounts for initial certificates, renewals, and permits for various categories including cosmetologists, estheticians, manicurists, teachers, managers, and schools, distinguishing between resident and nonresident rates.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2025 · House Apr 28, 2025
How they voted
28–6
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
Jun 3, 2025
D
Democratic11
81% Yea
R
Republican26
73% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
15
Committee
16
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 33 yeas and 3 nays.
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 88, nays 1. Having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the Conference Committee Report was adopted.
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report received.
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
lower
Jun 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Notice of change in House Conference Committee membership.
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate conference committee members appointed: Barrow, Mizell, and Wheat.
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
upper
Jun 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 30 yeas and 6 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Jun 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 27, 2025
Committee
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
upper
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 9. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (15-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rhonda Butler
RRepublican
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