---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cosmetology students: externships."
description: "Existing law, the Barbering and Cosmetology Act, authorizes a student who is enrolled in a school of cosmetology approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education in a course approved by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology to work as an unpaid extern in a cosmetology establishment participating in the educational program of the school, subject to certain requirements and conditions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20172018"
identifier: "AB 2134"
citation: "California AB 2134 (20172018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cosmetology students: externships."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rubio"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-02-12"
last_action: "2018-09-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b0bd96e-d094-4b20-980f-d73930e09597"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2134"
source_hash: "248a815ad584405becab5270a30621ff05e82248d54dbec02217faf4ab2251b9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 2134 (20172018) — Cosmetology students: externships.

Existing law, the Barbering and Cosmetology Act, authorizes a student who is enrolled in a school of cosmetology approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education in a course approved by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology to work as an unpaid extern in a cosmetology establishment participating in the educational program of the school, subject to certain requirements and conditions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/12/18 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2134&version=20170AB213499INT)
2. **03/23/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2134&version=20170AB213498AMD)
3. **04/26/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2134&version=20170AB213497AMD)
4. **09/14/18 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2134&version=20170AB213495CHP)
5. **AB2134** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2134)
6. **08/16/18 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2134&version=20170AB213496ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Consent Calendar AB2134 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 2134 RUBIO Consent Calendar Second Day — **73–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rubio — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-12** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-13** From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
- **2018-02-22** Referred to Com. on B. & P. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-23** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2018-04-02** Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-25** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 24). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-26** Read second time and amended. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2018-04-30** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 9). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2018-05-10** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2018-05-17** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5214.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2018-05-17** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2018-05-30** Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-26** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2018-08-06** From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. `committee-passage, reading-2`
- **2018-08-07** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2018-08-13** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5280.). `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2018-08-14** In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. `committee-passage`
- **2018-08-20** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2018-09-14** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-09-14** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 387, Statutes of 2018.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b0bd96e-d094-4b20-980f-d73930e09597`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).