AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BARBERS, HAIRDRESSERS, COSMETICIANS, MANICURISTS AND ESTHETICIANS (Exempts natural hair braiders from the requirement to be licensed as hairdressers or cosmeticians, and defines the practice of natural hair braiding.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2018
Last action Jun 14, 2018
Floor votes · House Jun 14, 2018
How they voted
66–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 72
Jun 14, 2018
D
Democratic62
90% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Jun 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
06/14/2018 House read and passed
lower
May 29, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/29/2018 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 20, 2018
Legislature · Passed
03/20/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 9, 2018
Introduced
02/09/2018 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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