---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regards use of light-based medical devices for hair removal"
description: "To amend section 4731.33 and to enact section 4731.331 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing the application of light-based medical devices for the purpose of hair removal."
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "HB 377"
citation: "Ohio HB 377 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care", "Health and Human Services", "Occupational Licensing and Regulation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kellie Deeter"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 12
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-06-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-08-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67c1a9c3-55f6-4d24-8339-40273aed9ed2"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb377/"
source_hash: "b05bbdc9e9fc5cd25f8fa5d4f47df143ffd862dd648d2a02b824a1187526e195"
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-oh"]
---

# Ohio HB 377 (136) — Regards use of light-based medical devices for hair removal

To amend section 4731.33 and to enact section 4731.331 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing the application of light-based medical devices for the purpose of hair removal.

## Version chain

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

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb377/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb377/02_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb377/04_PS/pdf/)
4. **As Reported by the House Health Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb377/01_RH/pdf/)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Health Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb377/03_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb377/05_EN/pdf/)

## Votes

- Reported — **7–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported — **13–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kellie Deeter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported - Amended
- **2025-11-12T05:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2026-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2026-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2026-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2026-08-26T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
- **2026-08-26T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 8/26/26 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67c1a9c3-55f6-4d24-8339-40273aed9ed2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).