---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of May 3, 1933 (P.L.242, No.86), referred to as the Cosmetology Law, further providing for requirements of a school of cosmetology."
description: "An Act amending the act of May 3, 1933 (P.L.242, No.86), referred to as the Cosmetology Law, further providing for requirements of a school of cosmetology."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1183"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1183 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Schlegel Culver"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-10-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/998ccb46-614f-4a68-8744-c6b2e823d57e"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1183"
source_hash: "b9d9c64368a6327cbdbb1985dfadd814d04daad01bda9a9a8c3a36dfea8f0407"
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 1183 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of May 3, 1933 (P.L.242, No.86), referred to as the Cosmetology Law, further providing for requirements of a school of cosmetology.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 1239** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1183&pn=1239)
2. **Printer's No. 1716** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1183&pn=1716)

## Votes

- Committee vote (CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE): Reported as Committed — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **22–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 1183 PN 1716, Final Passage — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **201–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Schlegel Culver — primary (person)
- Conklin — cosponsor (person)
- Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
- Guzman — cosponsor (person)
- Harkins — cosponsor (person)
- Markosek — cosponsor (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Neilson — cosponsor (person)
- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
- Polinchock — cosponsor (person)
- R. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Schweyer — cosponsor (person)
- Silvis — cosponsor (person)
- Sturla — cosponsor (person)
- Twardzik — cosponsor (person)
- Warren — cosponsor (person)
- Wheatley — cosponsor (person)
- Wheeland — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1239 Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1716 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
- **2021-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 77 of 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/998ccb46-614f-4a68-8744-c6b2e823d57e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).