Cosmetologists; training requirement, continuing education, effective date.
Summary
Barbers and cosmetologists; training requirement. Prohibits the Board for Barbers and Cosmetology from requiring completion of more than 1,200 hours of training in the field for which an applicant for a license to practice barbering or cosmetology seeks licensing. The bill also requires that certain licensed cosmetologists certify to the Board every two years that they have completed at least four hours of Board-approved continuing education. The bill has a delayed effective date of December 1, 2020.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Last action Feb 27, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2020
How they voted
25–15
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 11, 2020
D
Democratic21
61% Yea
R
Republican19
63% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
1
Committee
7
Feb 25, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
Feb 21, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
Feb 18, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Feb 11, 2020
Senate · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
Feb 10, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB915S1
Feb 10, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Committee substitute agreed to 20106350D-S1
Feb 5, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
Jan 8, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Jan 8, 2020
Senate · Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20104642D
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Marsden
DDemocratic
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