---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of June 19, 1931 (P.L.589, No.202), referred to as the Barbers' License Law, further providing for licensure of manager-barbers and barber-teachers."
description: "An Act amending the act of June 19, 1931 (P.L.589, No.202), referred to as the Barbers' License Law, further providing for licensure of manager-barbers and barber-teachers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 327"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 327 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Zachary Mako"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-07-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4349a388-27b5-4c38-8dde-fb6c93f3a69c"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=34&rollcallid=934&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "0ae045953ea6bdc4b9abc07288bd7f7d4787c97d8678237f7a6b6d0e625fe99f"
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-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania HB 327 (2023-2024) — An Act amending the act of June 19, 1931 (P.L.589, No.202), referred to as the Barbers' License Law, further providing for licensure of manager-barbers and barber-teachers.

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendment A02155** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A02155)
2. **Printer's No. PN0290** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB0327/PN0290)
3. **Printer's No. PN2082** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB0327/PN2082)

## Votes

- Committee vote (Professional Licensure): Adopt Amendment — **25–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **203–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure): Adopt Amendment — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Professional Licensure): Report Bill As Amended — **25–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Zachary Mako — primary (person)
- Dan Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Danilo Burgos — cosponsor (person)
- David Rowe — cosponsor (person)
- David Zimmerman — cosponsor (person)
- Manuel Guzman — cosponsor (person)
- Milou Mackenzie — cosponsor (person)
- R. Lee James — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2023-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2023-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2023-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2024-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-17T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-17T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 66 of 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4349a388-27b5-4c38-8dde-fb6c93f3a69c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).