---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempting the practice of threading from the practice of cosmetology."
description: "Exempting the practice of threading from the practice of cosmetology."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 348"
citation: "Kansas SB 348 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-19"
last_action: "2022-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9fd5f1c-5e96-4b3a-95cd-571d4c29908f"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/sb348"
source_hash: "8d416b061ed0f86717a8b0bc07dd6617230db6f1a11e729cbfc9034e073d5da9"
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-ks"]
---

# Kansas SB 348 (2021-2022) — Exempting the practice of threading from the practice of cosmetology.

## Version chain

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

1. **As introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/sb348_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/sb348_02_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled - Law effective July 1, 2022** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/sb348_enrolled.pdf)
4. **{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/sb348_01_0000.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Action - Passed as amended; — **34–6** (pass) · upper
- Concurred with amendments in conference; — **32–6** (pass) · upper
- Final Action - Passed as amended; — **110–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Committee on Public Health and Welfare — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-19** Introduced `introduction`
- **2022-01-20** Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** Hearing: Monday, February 7, 2022, 8:30 AM Room 142-S
- **2022-02-09** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Public Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2022-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Francisco `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Francisco was adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2022-02-23** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 34 Nay: 6 `passage`
- **2022-03-01** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2022-03-02** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Hearing: Monday, March 7, 2022, 1:30 PM Room 112-N
- **2022-03-08** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Health and Human Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-16** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2022-03-16** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2022-03-16** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2022-03-17** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 110 Nay: 10 `passage`
- **2022-03-17** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
- **2022-03-21** Motion to accede adopted; Representative Landwehr, Representative Eplee and Representative Ruiz, S. appointed as conferees
- **2022-03-28** Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea: 32 Nay: 6
- **2022-04-01** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 1, 2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-25** Approved by Governor on Monday, April 11, 2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9fd5f1c-5e96-4b3a-95cd-571d4c29908f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).