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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 108

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Relating to: cosmetology and barbering continuing education requirements and licensure of barbers, cosmetologists, and related professionals from jurisdictions outside Wisconsin. (FE)

Barber Cosmetology Reciprocity Safety and professional services, department of

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill eliminates continuing education requirements for cosmetologists,

aestheticians, manicurists, and electrologists. Under current law, the Cosmetology

Examining Board can require persons holding any of those licenses to complete

continuing education 1) as a part of the disciplinary process to ensure the person's

professional competency; or 2) if doing so is necessary to preserve the public health,

safety, or welfare.

The bill also removes continuing education requirements for barbers. Under

current law, the Department of Safety and Professional Services has the authority

to require barbers to complete continuing education until completing eight years of

practice as a licensed barber.

Additionally, the bill eliminates the requirement that an applicant who is

licensed as a cosmetologist, aesthetician, manicurist, electrologist, or barber in

another jurisdiction must have completed 4,000 hours of experience in the licensed

practice in order to be granted a reciprocal license. The bill maintains the

requirement for a reciprocal license in current law that an applicant licensed in

another jurisdiction has never been disciplined by the licensing authority of another

jurisdiction and is not party to a proceeding before the licensing agency in which it

is alleged that the applicant was negligent or violated the law in the licensed

practice.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Craig (R) , Darling (R) , Harsdorf (R) , Kapenga (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R)

24 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Duchow (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Horlacher (R) , Hutton (R) , Jacque (R) , Jarchow (R) , Katsma (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Macco (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Neylon (R) , Petryk (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Young (D)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 May 3, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 May 3, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Mar 16, 2017 · Senate

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

  2. Mar 16, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations

  3. Mar 21, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Murphy added as a cosponsor

  4. Mar 30, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 4, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Berceau withdrawn as a cosponsor

  6. Apr 5, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Doyle withdrawn as a cosponsor

  7. Apr 6, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  8. Apr 18, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  9. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Johnson

  10. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Kapenga

  11. May 3, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  12. May 3, 2017 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  13. May 3, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  14. May 3, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  15. May 3, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Fields withdrawn as a cosponsor

  16. Jun 9, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-14-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  17. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senators Johnson, Vinehout, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Risser, Ringhand, Miller, Bewley, Hansen and Larson

  18. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  19. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 adopted

  20. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 rejected

  21. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  23. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  24. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  26. Jun 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  27. Jul 11, 2017 · Assembly

    Printed engrossed by the direction of the Assembly Chief Clerk-3848

  28. Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-9-2017 by Committee on Rules

  29. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  30. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  31. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  32. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  33. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Young added as a cosponsor

  34. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  35. Nov 10, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  36. Nov 20, 2017 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  37. Nov 22, 2017 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 11-22-2017

  38. Nov 27, 2017 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-27-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 81

  39. Nov 27, 2017 · Senate

    Published 11-28-2017