---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: practicing hair braiding without a license. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: practicing hair braiding without a license. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "AB 121"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 121 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Baldeh", "Billings", "Cabrera", "Conley", "Considine", "Hesselbein", "Hong", "Neubauer", "Ortiz-Velez", "Sortwell", "Stubbs", "Subeck", "Tranel", "Tusler"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 38
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-03-01T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33995116-e6b3-4649-9fae-98ed3c227291"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab121"
source_hash: "c9b9424907262b7dcbd8abbbe98c24ab678fd48153191b76f066144780c4bf8e"
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-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 121 (2021) — Relating to: practicing hair braiding without a license. (FE)

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/AB121)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 6, Noes 2 — **6–2** (pass) · lower
- Senate Amendment 3 rejected, Ayes 20, Noes 10 — **20–10** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 11 — **19–11** (pass) · upper
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 11 — **19–11** (pass) · upper
- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 4, Noes 1 — **4–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Baldeh — primary (person)
- Billings — primary (person)
- Cabrera — primary (person)
- Conley — primary (person)
- Considine — primary (person)
- Hesselbein — primary (person)
- Hong — primary (person)
- Neubauer — primary (person)
- Ortiz-Velez — primary (person)
- Sortwell — primary (person)
- Stubbs — primary (person)
- Subeck — primary (person)
- Tranel — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-01T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Stubbs, Sortwell, Cabrera, Neubauer, Considine, Hong, Conley, Baldeh, Tranel, Ortiz-Velez, Subeck, Billings, Tusler and Hesselbein; cosponsored by Senators Johnson, Felzkowski, Roys and Carpenter `introduction`
- **2021-03-01T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2021-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Allen added as a coauthor
- **2021-03-05T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2021-03-09T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2021-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 6, Noes 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 3-17-2021 by Committee on Rules
- **2021-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed, Ayes 88, Noes 5 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Loudenbeck added as a coauthor
- **2021-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2021-03-24T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2021-05-13T05:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 4, Noes 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-13T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-23-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2021-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator L. Taylor
- **2021-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator L. Taylor
- **2021-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senator L. Taylor
- **2021-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 11
- **2021-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 11
- **2021-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 3 rejected, Ayes 20, Noes 10
- **2021-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2021-06-24T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 6-24-2021 `enrolled`
- **2021-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 7-2-2021 by directive of the Speaker `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-08T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 7-8-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 60 `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-08T05:00:00+00:00** Published 7-9-2021 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33995116-e6b3-4649-9fae-98ed3c227291`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).