A 4331 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes licensure for cosmetic retail services.

This bill updates New Jersey's licensing definitions for cosmetic services, clarifying which practices require specific licenses. It defines key terms like "barber" (primarily for male customers), "beautician" (primarily for female customers), "cosmetologist-hairstylist," and "manicurist," specifying exactly which cosmetic services each license covers. The bill affects salons, barbershops, and individual practitioners who must now operate under these clarified licensing categories. It also establishes rules for student-run "clinics" where supervised senior students provide services, requiring clear fee posting and consumer notices.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2025
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
Signed into Law
Dec 2025
Introduced May 10, 2024 Signed Dec 19, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2025 · General Assembly May 22, 2025

How they voted

390
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jun 30, 2025
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Dec 19, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.171.
executive
Dec 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0)
upper
Dec 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (76-0-0)
lower
Nov 13, 2025
Vetoed
Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly
lower
Jun 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0)
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
May 29, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (78-0-0)
lower
Sep 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
May 10, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee
lower
5 primary · 6 co-sponsors

Sponsors