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 would define the practice of natural hair braiding.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Feb 27, 2019
Signed Jul 8, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 10, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jul 8, 2019
Signed into law
07/08/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/28/2019 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2019 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
Jun 25, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/25/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 30, 2019
Committee
04/30/2019 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
04/10/2019 House read and passed
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/02/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 19, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/19/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced
02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anastasia Williams
DDemocratic
P
Camille Vella-Wilkinson
DDemocratic
P
JS
Joseph S. Almeida
DDemocratic
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