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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 121

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Relating to: practicing hair braiding without a license. (FE)

Barber Cosmetology

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, 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 specifies that a person does not need to obtain a barbering or

cosmetology license in order to perform natural hair braiding, which is defined in the

bill as twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, crocheting, or braiding hair

by hand or with a mechanical device.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Baldeh (D) , Billings (D) , Cabrera (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hong (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Sortwell (R) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Tranel (R) , Tusler (R)

6 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Carpenter (D) , Felzkowski (R) , Johnson (D) , Loudenbeck (R) , Roys (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 6, Noes 2

Passed 6–2 Mar 11, 2021 official source full page

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

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 88–5 Mar 17, 2021 official source full page

Aye · 88

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 May 13, 2021 official source full page

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

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jun 22, 2021 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 11

Passed 19–11 Jun 23, 2021 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 11

Passed 19–11 Jun 23, 2021 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate Amendment 3 rejected, Ayes 20, Noes 10

Passed 20–10 Jun 23, 2021 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 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Stubbs, Sortwell, Cabrera, Neubauer, Considine, Hong, Conley, Baldeh, Tranel, Ortiz-Velez, Subeck, Billings, Tusler and Hesselbein; cosponsored by Senators Johnson, Felzkowski, Roys and Carpenter

  2. Mar 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform

  3. Mar 3, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 4, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Allen added as a coauthor

  5. Mar 5, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Mar 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Mar 11, 2021 · Assembly

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

  8. Mar 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Mar 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2021 by Committee on Rules

  10. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 88, Noes 5

  13. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Loudenbeck added as a coauthor

  14. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Mar 17, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  16. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Mar 24, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry

  18. May 12, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  19. May 13, 2021 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  20. May 13, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  21. Jun 22, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  22. Jun 22, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-23-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. Jun 23, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator L. Taylor

  24. Jun 23, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator L. Taylor

  25. Jun 23, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senator L. Taylor

  26. Jun 23, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  27. Jun 23, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 11

  28. Jun 23, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 11

  29. Jun 23, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 rejected, Ayes 20, Noes 10

  30. Jun 23, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  31. Jun 23, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  32. Jun 23, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  33. Jun 23, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  34. Jun 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  35. Jun 24, 2021 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 6-24-2021

  36. Jul 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 7-2-2021 by directive of the Speaker

  37. Jul 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 7-8-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 60

  38. Jul 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Published 7-9-2021