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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 167

Practicing barbering and cosmetology outside licensed establishments, regulating barbering and cosmetology managers, and instructor certificates for barbering, cosmetology, and related professions. (FE)

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 20, 2017

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill permits the practice of cosmetology, aesthetics, manicuring, and barbering outside of a licensed establishment if a person licensed to engage in that practice owns, manages, is employed by, or is affiliated with an establishment licensed to provide that service. Under current law, the Cosmetology Examining Board, in the case of cosmetology, aesthetics, and manicuring, and the Department of Safety and Professional Services, in the case of barbering, are authorized to promulgate rules permitting those practices outside of a licensed establishment only for services provided to persons who are homebound or in a hospital, nursing home, correctional institution, or other institution.

The bill also eliminates the separate licensure of cosmetology managers and barbering managers. Managers of cosmetology establishments and barbering establishments are required to ensure that those establishments operate in compliance with laws and rules regulating the provision of cosmetology and barbering services. Under the bill, a licensed cosmetologist must be designated as the manager, required to ensure such compliance, of a cosmetology establishment, and either a licensed cosmetologist or a licensed barber must be designated as the manager, required to ensure such compliance, of a barbering establishment. The bill converts a person who was formerly licensed as a cosmetology manager into a licensed cosmetologist and a person who was formerly licensed as a barbering manager into a licensed barber.

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This bill also eliminates the requirement for cosmetologists, aestheticians, electrologists, manicurists, and barbers to hold a certificate granted by DSPS in order to provide instruction in their respective professions. Under current law, cosmetologists, aestheticians, electrologists, and manicurists licensed by the Cosmetology Examining Board must hold an additional certificate as an instructor and meet certain other requirements in order to provide instruction in their professions. Current law also requires barbers licensed by DSPS to hold an additional certificate as an instructor and meet certain other requirements in order to provide practical instruction in barbering.

Who's behind it

18 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 18 are Republicans.

8 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 26 names

Authors (18)

Signed on in support (8)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform vote on an amendment

Passed, 8 to 0 · Jun 20, 2017

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform vote on an amendment

Passed, 8 to 0 · Jun 20, 2017

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform vote to recommend it

Passed, 6 to 2 · Jun 20, 2017

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 6, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Nov 9, 2017

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  3. Jun 20, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  4. Jun 20, 2017

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 2.

  5. Apr 6, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  6. Mar 29, 2017

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  7. Mar 21, 2017

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  8. Mar 20, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform.

  9. Mar 20, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kleefisch, Kooyenga, Allen, Berceau, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Doyle, Duchow, Felzkowski, Fields, Horlacher, Hutton, Jarchow, Katsma, Knodl, Krug, Macco, Mursau, Neylon, Skowronski and Spiros; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, L. Taylor, Craig, Darling, Nass and Stroebel

  2. Mar 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform

  3. Mar 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Murphy added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 29, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Berceau withdrawn as a coauthor

  6. Apr 5, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Doyle withdrawn as a coauthor

  7. Apr 6, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  8. May 3, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Fields withdrawn as a coauthor

  9. May 18, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kleefisch

  10. May 18, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Kleefisch

  11. Jun 1, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  12. Jun 12, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Kleefisch

  13. Jun 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  14. Jun 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  15. Jun 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 6, Noes 2

  16. Jun 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  17. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Bernier added as a coauthor

  18. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote