---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; natural hair styling exempt from regulation"
description: "Authorities, Boards, & Commissions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "SB 183"
citation: "Alabama SB 183 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Authorities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coleman (M)"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-20T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20e1073e-1b00-4c54-9dc2-3a5fb62f3817"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "62969c455e7e12eb99990511f1200a1cd0b23f1c2c636eb99e61095fb5baeae0"
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-al"]
---

# Alabama SB 183 (2026rs) — Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; natural hair styling exempt from regulation

Authorities, Boards, & Commissions

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB183-int.pdf)
2. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1200** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/NRPY7T8-1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB183-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Coleman (M) — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Colman Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1220
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1201 `passage`
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1200
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Drummond 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 340 `passage`
- **2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development) `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Healthcare)
- **2026-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Healthcare `reading-1, referral-committee`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20e1073e-1b00-4c54-9dc2-3a5fb62f3817`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).