Bills / S.B. 117
S.B. 117 Occupational and Professional Licensing Amendments
- Introduced
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- House committee
- House vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill makes technical corrections to last year's cosmetology and barbering law, including removing gendered pronouns, replacing outdated wording, and fixing typos. It also creates a legacy cosmetology barbering license and adds grandfathering so current licensees do not need up to three licenses instead of one.
Plain-English summary written by AI from the sponsor’s presentation in committee and on the floor. Check the official text below.
Official description
- removes pronouns
- updates language to remove archaic terminology
- corrects typographical errors
- creates a legacy cosmetology/barbering license
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 4 yes, 0 no, 4 absentSenate Business and Labor Committee: vote to change the bill · Jan 21, 2026Who voted how
- 5 yes, 0 no, 3 absentSenate Business and Labor Committee: vote to approve it · Jan 21, 2026Who voted how
- 25 yes, 0 no, 4 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Jan 22, 2026Who voted how
- 27 yes, 0 no, 2 absentFinal Senate vote · Jan 23, 2026Who voted how
- 10 yes, 0 no, 6 absentHouse Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 4, 2026Who voted how
- 67 yes, 0 no, 8 absentFinal House vote · Feb 11, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Jan 21, 2026 Senate Business and Labor Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (13 turns) →
- Jan 22, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (7 turns) →
- Jan 23, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (7 turns) →
- Feb 4, 2026 House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (11 turns) →
- Feb 11, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (5 turns) →