---
type: "Bill"
title: "Barbers and Cosmetologists - License Qualifications - Domestic Violence Awareness Training"
description: "Barbers and Cosmetologists - License Qualifications - Domestic Violence Awareness Training"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 1547"
citation: "Maryland HB 1547 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Jones"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-25"
last_action: "2025-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f06a56b0-e67d-42ca-be42-0125215a3df9"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1547?ys=2025RS&search=True"
source_hash: "eab31ea979664321a60ea32fa0fcc6c585b398f918698ed16cc4c4b836b2e7c4"
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-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 1547 (2025) — Barbers and Cosmetologists - License Qualifications - Domestic Violence Awareness Training

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Barbers and Cosmetologists - License Qualifications - Domestic Violence Awareness Training** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_286_hb1547e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Barbers and Cosmetologists - License Qualifications - Domestic Violence Awareness Training** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1547e.pdf)
3. **First - Barbers and Cosmetologists - License Qualifications - Domestic Violence Awareness Training** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1547f.pdf)
4. **Third - Barbers and Cosmetologists - License Qualifications - Domestic Violence Awareness Training** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1547t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **132–8** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **128–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-25** First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06** Rereferred to Economic Matters
- **2025-03-06** Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2025-03-06** Hearing canceled
- **2025-03-06** Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2025-03-15** Favorable Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-15** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-03-17** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18** Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2025-04-05** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-05** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-05** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2025-04-05** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-07** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2025-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Passed Enrolled
- **2025-05-06** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 286 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f06a56b0-e67d-42ca-be42-0125215a3df9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).