---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increases hours required for individual to obtain licensure as teacher in cosmetology and hairstyling or as massage and bodywork therapist."
description: "Increases hours required for individual to obtain licensure as teacher in cosmetology and hairstyling or as massage and bodywork therapist."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 4587"
citation: "New Jersey A 4587 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cryan, Joseph P.", "Pou, Nellie", "Stanley, Sterley S."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-06-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-07-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b23cafe-0da0-4567-a59a-d61fac4bfc66"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "0eea08614d4e5d5bcff6b09c7e7d2b852f239b2706e23f9b46f480e8779f5706"
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 A 4587 (221) — Increases hours required for individual to obtain licensure as teacher in cosmetology and hairstyling or as massage and bodywork therapist.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5000/4587_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **67–7** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (67-7-1) `passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3451
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2024-07-10T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024, c.46. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b23cafe-0da0-4567-a59a-d61fac4bfc66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).