---
type: "Bill"
title: "REGULATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Makes a technical change concerning the application of the Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Schools Article of the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 280"
citation: "Illinois SB 280 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-07"
last_action: "2007-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b36194a8-2418-48cf-a150-d7038c06982e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=280&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27869&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "917c8fdbf6b65f306c5bc451a32d3cff425edd412d97bffba39c4843a6e4634b"
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-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 280 (95th) — REGULATION-TECH

Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Makes a technical change concerning the application of the Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Schools Article of the Act.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0280&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27869&DocNum=280&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0280eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27869&DocNum=280&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0280enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27869&DocNum=280&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson `filing`
- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2007-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007
- **2007-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2007
- **2007-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-08** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-09** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2007-05-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-14** Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-18** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
- **2007-05-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-21** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0343 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b36194a8-2418-48cf-a150-d7038c06982e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).