AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BARBERS, HAIRDRESSERS, COSMETICIANS, MANICURISTS AND ESTHETICIANS (Exempts natural hair braiders from licensing requirements for hairdressers or cosmeticians, defines natural hair braiding and imposes fines for violations.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Feb 13, 2019
Signed Jul 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 28, 2019
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 56
Jun 28, 2019
D
Democratic50
88% Yea
R
Republican6
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
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
May 9, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/09/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 21, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/21/2019 Committee transferred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced
02/13/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ana Quezada
DDemocratic
P
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
P
EA
Elizabeth A. Crowley
DDemocratic
P
HM
Harold M. Metts
DDemocratic
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