---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regards the regulation of cosmetologists and barbers"
description: "Regards the regulation of cosmetologists and barbers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "135"
identifier: "HB 158"
citation: "Ohio HB 158 (135)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Education", "Law Enforcement", "Occupational Licensing and Regulation", "State Government", "State and Local Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Roemer", "Melanie Miller, M."]
version_count: 6
action_count: 10
vote_count: 16
first_action: "2023-04-25"
last_action: "2024-10-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2e8cec4-e9ab-4e86-8cf5-f4b4d84cab19"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135//bills/hb158/"
source_hash: "97589eb2cd566cb05f67fde9c2d4def1271c3f94de49c9a75fe53c5784020247"
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-oh"]
---

# Ohio HB 158 (135) — Regards the regulation of cosmetologists and barbers

## Version chain

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

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb158/IN/00/hb158_00_IN?format=pdf)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb158/PH/02/hb158_02_PH?format=pdf)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb158/PS/04/hb158_04_PS?format=pdf)
4. **As Reported by the House Commerce and Labor Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb158/RH/01/hb158_01_RH?format=pdf)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Government Oversight Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb158/RS/03/hb158_03_RS?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_135/bills/hb158/EN/05/hb158_05_EN?format=pdf)

## Votes

- Reported - Substitute — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **92–3** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **92–3** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **92–3** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bill Roemer — primary (person)
- Melanie Miller, M. — primary (person)
- Adam Mathews — cosponsor (person)
- Bernard Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Reineke — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Lorenz — cosponsor (person)
- Darrell Kick — cosponsor (person)
- Derek Merrin — cosponsor (person)
- Don Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Elgin Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Elliot Forhan — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gross — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Cirino — cosponsor (person)
- Kent Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Kristina Roegner — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Loychik — cosponsor (person)
- Nickie Antonio — cosponsor (person)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney Creech — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Ferguson — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Carruthers — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah Fowler Arthur — cosponsor (person)
- Sean Brennan — cosponsor (person)
- Shane Wilkin — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon Ray — cosponsor (person)
- Terrence Upchurch — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Young, T. — cosponsor (person)
- William DeMora — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-25** Introduced `introduction`
- **2023-05-02** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20** Reported
- **2023-06-27** Passed `passage`
- **2023-09-12** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2023-09-13** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-08** Reported
- **2024-05-22** Passed `passage`
- **2024-06-12** Concurred in Senate amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2024-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 10/24/24 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2e8cec4-e9ab-4e86-8cf5-f4b4d84cab19`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).