Bills › 91st General Assembly
SF 551Withdrawn · HF 711 became law instead · May 12, 2025
Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including schools of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences and a combined course of study for the practice of esthetics and nail technology
Sponsored by the Senate State Government Committee, Sen. Jeff Reichman (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 16, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 3, 2025
- Done: Passes the SenateMay 12, 202530–20
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 17, 202567–29
- Done: To the GovernorMay 27, 2025
- Done: Signed into lawJune 6, 2025
HF 711 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 711, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 711 What’s a funnel?
What changed before it passed The bill as introduced compared with the version both chambers passed.
Amendments · 4
4 adopted · 0 failed. Newest first.
- H-1325Strike everything · filed May 13, 2025 byAdoptedAI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill with a new version that defines "barber styling" and establishes it as a specific practice. It sets a minimum requirement of 600 hours or 20 semester credit hours for the course of study required for a barber styling license. Its wording →May 14, 2025
- S-3143Strike everything · filed May 8, 2025 by Sen. Jeff Reichman (R)AdoptedAI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill with a new version that defines "barber styling" and adds it to the list of services that do not require a professional license. It also sets a minimum requirement of 600 hours or 20 semester credits for the course of study needed to practice barber styling. Its wording →May 12, 2025
- S-3142Strike everything · filed May 8, 2025 by Sen. Jeff Reichman (R)AdoptedAI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill to create a new establishment training program that allows unlicensed individuals to perform certain hair services under the supervision of a licensee. It adds rules for how these programs must disclose unlicensed providers to customers, how many hours of supervised practice are needed to qualify for a license, and what types of procedures are prohibited. Its wording →May 12, 2025
- H-1046 · filed March 10, 2025 byAdoptedAI summary This amendment removes the part of the bill that prevents the state board from approving the new training program. Its wording →March 17, 2025