---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires training of cosmetologists-hairstylists, beauticians, barbers, and hair braiders to include working on textured hair."
description: "Requires training of cosmetologists-hairstylists, beauticians, barbers, and hair braiders to include working on textured hair."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 2495"
citation: "New Jersey S 2495 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McKnight, Angela V.", "Quijano, Annette", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Stanley, Sterley S.", "Sumter, Shavonda E."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e815e914-2918-4a51-a46a-6610b3237267"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "654658f75af88f200e082f832d421c59e2e1e9bcc0493ac8eec56947028f966b"
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 2495 (221) — Requires training of cosmetologists-hairstylists, beauticians, barbers, and hair braiders to include working on textured hair.

## 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/S2500/2495_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint ACE 11/24/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S2500/2495_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint SCM 5/13/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S2500/2495_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Morales, Carmen Theresa — cosponsor (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — cosponsor (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Venezia, Michael — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2024-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-24T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3882 (1R)
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.207. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e815e914-2918-4a51-a46a-6610b3237267`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).