Hair styling; added as a profession that is regulated by the Board of Barbers and Cosmetology.
Summary
Department of Professional and OccupationalRegulation; Board for Barbers and Cosmetology; hair styling license.Adds hair styling as a profession that is regulated by the Boardfor Barbers and Cosmetology. The bill defines "hair styling" as arranging,dressing, curling, waving, cutting, shaping, singeing, shaving, bleaching,coloring, relaxing, or straightening, or performing similar workupon, human hair, or a wig or hairpiece, by any means, includinghands or mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliances.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jan 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 1, 2024
Last action Jan 23, 2024
Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 23, 2024
How they voted
21–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 22
Jan 23, 2024
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 23, 2024
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (21-0-1)
house of delegates
Jan 1, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kelly Fowler
DDemocratic
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