---
type: "Bill"
title: "Barbers and/or Cosmetologists - As enacted, exempts a person who engages in hair braiding from the cosmetologist licensure requirements if certain requirements met. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 3 and Title 62, Chapter 4."
description: "Barbers and/or Cosmetologists - As enacted, exempts a person who engages in hair braiding from the cosmetologist licensure requirements if certain requirements met. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 3 and Title 62, Chapter 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 320"
citation: "Tennessee HB 320 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Barbers and/or Cosmetologists"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Littleton", "White"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2019-01-30"
last_action: "2019-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6969f6e-7355-464f-90c7-3a10b53d3f1d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0320&GA=111"
source_hash: "71fd2790ff675dc803771684c17cab2edae37ad0436650a0d07a29041fbbc6a5"
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-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 320 (111) — Barbers and/or Cosmetologists - As enacted, exempts a person who engages in hair braiding from the cosmetologist licensure requirements if certain requirements met. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 3 and Title 62, Chapter 4.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0072** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0072.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0119** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0119.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0320.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/27/2019 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/5/2019 (8) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2019 Passed (1) — **64–24** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/18/2019 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/1/2019 Passed (1) — **27–5** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1 3/19/2019 Passed (2) — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/12/2019 (7) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/2/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2019 4/4/2019 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2019 Passed (2) — **65–27** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Littleton — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-30** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-04** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Assigned to s/c Business Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Business Subcommittee for 3/5/2019
- **2019-03-05** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-12** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-12** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-12** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/18/2019
- **2019-03-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-19** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1
- **2019-03-20** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-20** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/25/2019
- **2019-03-25** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/1/2019
- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/2/2019
- **2019-03-27** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/1/2019
- **2019-04-01** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2019-04-01** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0119)
- **2019-04-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2019
- **2019-04-04** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-04-08** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-04-08** Passed H., Ayes 64, Nays 24, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2019-04-08** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0072) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-08** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-09** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-15** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-16** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 207
- **2019-05-01** Pub. Ch. 207
- **2019-05-01** Effective date(s) 04/25/2019; 07/01/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6969f6e-7355-464f-90c7-3a10b53d3f1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).