---
type: "Bill"
title: "Barbers and Cosmetology, Board for; employment prohibition, children 16 years of age or older."
description: "Board for Barbers and Cosmetology; employment prohibition exceptions; children 16 years of age or older. Allows children 16 years of age or older to serve in a licensed barbershop or cosmetology salon, provided that (i) the child is an apprentice, (ii) the child is employed in a work-training program as provided by relevant law and in accordance with relevant regulations, or (iii) the child has obtained a cosmetology or barber license from the Board for Barbers and Cosmetology. This bill is identical to HB 1667."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 1228"
citation: "Virginia SB 1228 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lashrecse D. Aird"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 42
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f84177c2-3f43-4da3-aae4-c9c40cadec9c"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1228"
source_hash: "4398aecb1ba68eedee2f03c983dc9cd2a6cb5701b7f2b63bbbf84fade0af3d60"
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-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 1228 (2025) — Barbers and Cosmetology, Board for; employment prohibition, children 16 years of age or older.

Board for Barbers and Cosmetology; employment prohibition exceptions; children 16 years of age or older. Allows children 16 years of age or older to serve in a licensed barbershop or cosmetology salon, provided that (i) the child is an apprentice, (ii) the child is employed in a work-training program as provided by relevant law and in accordance with relevant regulations, or (iii) the child has obtained a cosmetology or barber license from the Board for Barbers and Cosmetology. This bill is identical to HB 1667.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018311.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071936.PDF)
3. **Conference Report** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1065010.HTML)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1023454.PDF)
5. **General Laws and Technology Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021479.HTML)
6. **House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046772.HTML)
7. **Labor and Commerce Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1043413.HTML)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069227.PDF)

## Votes

- Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- House Amendments rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) — **0–40** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed House (94-Y 0-N) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lashrecse D. Aird — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102595D `filing, introduction`
- **2025-01-08** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-15** Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-17** Rules suspended
- **2025-01-17** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- **2025-01-17** Passed by for the day
- **2025-01-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-01-20** Reading of amendment waived
- **2025-01-20** General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2025-01-20** Engrossed by Senate as amended
- **2025-01-20** Printed as engrossed 25102595D-E
- **2025-01-21** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-29** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1228)
- **2025-02-05** Placed on Calendar
- **2025-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2025-02-05** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-06** Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-11** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2025-02-11** Labor and Commerce Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-11** Engrossed by House as amended
- **2025-02-11** Passed House with amendments (94-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2025-02-13** House Amendments rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-02-14** House insisted on amendments
- **2025-02-14** House requested conference committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-18** Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- **2025-02-18** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2025-02-18** Senators: Aird, Rouse, Pillion
- **2025-02-19** Conferees appointed by House
- **2025-02-19** Delegates: Jones, Convirs-Fowler, Runion
- **2025-02-20** Amended by conference committee
- **2025-02-21** Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-21** Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-03-07** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1228ER) `passage`
- **2025-03-07** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1228)
- **2025-03-07** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-10** Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 `enrolled`
- **2025-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-21** Approved by Governor-Chapter 198 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-21** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0198)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f84177c2-3f43-4da3-aae4-c9c40cadec9c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).