---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows Board of Cosmetology Hairstyling licensees to operate mobile facilities when providing services."
description: "Allows Board of Cosmetology Hairstyling licensees to operate mobile facilities when providing services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2996"
citation: "New Jersey S 2996 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson, Gordon M.", "McClellan, Antwan L.", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Taliaferro, Adam J.", "Testa, Michael L."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d67a001-8f8f-45ae-a47c-05e56427edda"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9d31e542a12502aba41fd668b5962e0eeca94bc46dca2ca0d2e8452897001bb4"
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-nj"]
---

# New Jersey S 2996 (219) — Allows Board of Cosmetology Hairstyling licensees to operate mobile facilities when providing services.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3000/2996_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3000/2996_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- McClellan, Antwan L. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Taliaferro, Adam J. — primary (person)
- Testa, Michael L. — primary (person)
- Bergen, Brian — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — cosponsor (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Simonsen, Erik K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-0) `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5019 (1R)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.275. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d67a001-8f8f-45ae-a47c-05e56427edda`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).