Barbers and Cosmetology, Board for; employment prohibition, children 16 years of age or older.
Summary
Board for Barbers and Cosmetology; employment prohibition exceptions; children 16 years of age or older. Allows children 16 years of age or older to serve in a licensed barbershop or cosmetology salon, provided that (i) the child is an apprentice, (ii) the child is employed in a work-training program as provided by relevant law and in accordance with relevant regulations, or (iii) the child has obtained a cosmetology or barber license from the Board for Barbers and Cosmetology. This bill is identical to SB 1228.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 3, 2025
Signed Mar 21, 2025
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The bill was formally approved and assigned Chapter 185 for the 2025 session. The provided text shows only administrative updates regarding the approval date and chapter number, with no substantive policy changes to the law's content, eligibility rules, or requirements.
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Added the specific approval date of March 21, 2025.
Assigned the bill to Chapter 185 of the Virginia Acts of Assembly.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 27, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 7, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Mar 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 185
(Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1667ER)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Labor and Commerce Amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Jones
DDemocratic
Co
Destiny LeVere Bolling
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Cole
DDemocratic
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