Barbering, Cosmetology, Massage Therapy; Consolidation

The bill aims to consolidate regulations related to barbering, cosmetology, and massage therapy. It seeks to streamline licensing requirements, improve oversight of these professions, and enhance consumer protection. The main provisions include standardizing qualifications for practitioners, establishing a unified licensing process, and creating a more efficient regulatory framework. This consolidation is intended to simplify compliance for professionals in these industries and ensure consistent standards across different states.

• 2024-01-08: Prefile

• 2024-01-16: Introduced in House and read first time

• 2024-01-16: Assigned to House GOV Committee

• 2024-01-16: Assigned to House RULES Committee

• 2024-01-17: House read second time

• 2024-02-14: House GOV Committee action: Do Pass Amended, voting: (6-2-1-0-0-0)

• 2024-02-19: House RULES Committee action: constitutional and in proper form, voting: (8-0-0-1-0-0)

• 2024-02-20: House majority caucus: Do pass

• 2024-02-20: House minority caucus: Do pass

• 2024-02-21: House Committee of the Whole action: Retained on the Calendar

• 2024-02-28: House Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass Amended

• 2024-02-29: House third reading PASSED voting: (32-27-0-0)

• 2024-02-29: Transmit to Senate

• 2024-03-07: Introduced in Senate and read first time

• 2024-03-07: Assigned to Senate FICO Committee

• 2024-03-07: Assigned to Senate RULES Committee

• 2024-03-11: Senate read second time