---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cosmetic Art Continuing Ed. Exemption."
description: "Cosmetic Art Continuing Ed. Exemption."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2007"
identifier: "HB 701"
citation: "North Carolina HB 701 (2007)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BARBERS & COSMETOLOGISTS", "BOARDS", "COSMETIC ART EXAMINERS BOARD", "EDUCATION", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "OCCUPATIONS", "PRESENTED", "PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "CHAPTERED", "REP. UNDERHILL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-03-14"
last_action: "2007-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80c59071-1c94-46ef-b5dd-f87ed0a61abd"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&BillID=H701&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "3296b0bc824cc9e6d04446b496af36117f46003c10a92bfc781b27b75bb7f655"
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 HB 701 (2007) — Cosmetic Art Continuing Ed. Exemption.

## 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/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H701v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H701v1.pdf)
3. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H701v2.pdf)
4. **SL2007-198** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H701v3.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **109–6** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **44–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Faison — cosponsor (person)
- Parmon — cosponsor (person)
- Underhill — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-07-08** Ch. SL 2007-198 `became-law`
- **2007-07-08** Signed By Gov. 7/8/2007 `executive-signature`
- **2007-06-28** Pres. To Gov. 6/28/2007 `executive-receipt`
- **2007-06-28** Ratified
- **2007-06-27** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2007-06-26** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-03-28** Ref To Com On Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-28** Rec From House
- **2007-03-27** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2007-03-26** Placed On Cal For 3/27/2007
- **2007-03-22** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2007-03-22** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-03-15** Ref To Com On Judiciary III `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-15** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-14** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80c59071-1c94-46ef-b5dd-f87ed0a61abd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).