Bill Title: Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Provides that students enrolled in licensed schools of cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, hair braiding, or nail technology may apply to take a licensing examination upon completing at least 80% of the clock hours required for the license they are seeking to obtain. Removes a provision allowing the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to provide by rule for the administration of an examination prior to the completion of the applicant's program of training. Removes a provision requiring the Department to issue an annual report indicating certain statistics concerning initial applicants for a license.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-11-10 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael Crawford [HB5835 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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