---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require Training On Textured Hair For Aestheticians, Barber Hair Stylists, Cosmetologists And Hair Designers"
description: "An Act To Require Training On Textured Hair For Aestheticians, Barber Hair Stylists, Cosmetologists And Hair Designers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1861"
citation: "Maine LD 1861 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COSMETOLOGY AND BARBERING", "LICENSING", "TRAINING REQUIREMENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rachel TALBOT ROSS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-05-01"
last_action: "2025-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b251a46-2b8e-4e7b-a65c-6d3a48658fcd"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098972"
source_hash: "fed2a9e26ad50fa4e5e6235eddeb3e8e2b2f37a702d5fb0c2ff57d86f5678d95"
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-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1861 (132) — An Act To Require Training On Textured Hair For Aestheticians, Barber Hair Stylists, Cosmetologists And Hair Designers

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-191)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0731&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 257** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0731&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1861 SP 731** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0731&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — primary (person)
- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- David HAGGAN — cosponsor (person)
- Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Eleanor SATO — cosponsor (person)
- Kristi MATHIESON — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BABIN — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel HENDERSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-01** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on May 1, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-02** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (S-191) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-191). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-06-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-191). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-11** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b251a46-2b8e-4e7b-a65c-6d3a48658fcd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).