HB 1017: Expediting licensure for cosmetologists, hair designers, barbers, manicurists, and estheticians.
Signed into law: Chapter 55, Laws of 2023
- Sponsor
- Ryu
- Introduced
- January 9, 2023
- Status
- C 55 L 23
- Last action
- Effective date 7/23/2023. (April 13, 2023)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:01 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Permits an applicant for a cosmetology, hair designer, barber, manicurist, or esthetician license to register for or take their final examination before completing their instruction if within 100 hours of completion.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 25, 202396 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 31, 202348 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
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