---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cosmetic Art Definitions/Exam Facilities."
description: "Cosmetic Art Definitions/Exam Facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2005"
identifier: "SB 489"
citation: "North Carolina SB 489 (2005)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BARBERS & COSMETOLOGISTS", "BOARDS", "COSMETIC ART EXAMINERS BOARD", "DEFINITIONS", "EDUCATION", "EMPLOYMENT", "FISCAL NOTES", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "MEMBERSHIP", "OCCUPATIONAL TESTING", "OCCUPATIONS", "PRESENTED", "PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "TESTING", "TITLE CHANGE", "SEN. KERR", "CHAPTERED", "SEN. COWELL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-03-10"
last_action: "2006-08-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/795919f2-8312-4bd6-a54d-0305663b14db"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2005&BillID=S489&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "ee87268e6f2ce9eb6cd9f274ea23e19926b1f7558ba9a6c8be58937c4c979a23"
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-nc"]
---

# North Carolina SB 489 (2005) — Cosmetic Art Definitions/Exam Facilities.

## Version chain

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

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/PDF/S489v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/PDF/S489v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/PDF/S489v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/PDF/S489v3.pdf)
5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/PDF/S489v4.pdf)
6. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/PDF/S489v5.pdf)
7. **SL2006-212** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/PDF/S489v6.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- C Rpt Adopt — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cowell — cosponsor (person)
- Kerr — cosponsor (person)
- Snow — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-08-08** Ch. SL 2006-212 `became-law`
- **2006-08-08** Signed By Gov. 8/8/2006 `executive-signature`
- **2006-07-27** Pres. To Gov. 7/27/2006 `executive-receipt`
- **2006-07-27** Ratified
- **2006-07-26** Conf Report Adopted
- **2006-07-25** Conf Report Adopted
- **2006-07-25** Placed On Cal For 7/26/2006
- **2006-07-25** Conf Com Reported
- **2006-07-24** Placed On Cal For 7/25/2006
- **2006-07-24** Conf Com Reported
- **2006-07-19** Conf Com Appointed
- **2006-07-19** Conf Com Appointed
- **2006-07-19** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2006-07-19** Placed On Cal For 7/19/2006
- **2006-07-19** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2006-07-18** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2006-07-18** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2006-07-11** Placed On Cal For 7/12/2006
- **2006-07-11** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2006-07-11** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2006-06-26** Re-ref Com On Health `referral-committee`
- **2006-06-26** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2006-06-22** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2006-06-22** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-06-02** Ref To Com On Health `referral-committee`
- **2005-06-02** Rec From Senate
- **2005-06-01** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2005-06-01** Placed On Cal For 6/1/2005
- **2005-06-01** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2005-06-01** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-03-15** Ref To Com On Health Care `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-10** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/795919f2-8312-4bd6-a54d-0305663b14db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).