republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20212022/ab-2196.md

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Bill	Barbering and cosmetology.	Existing law, the Barbering and Cosmetology Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of barbers and cosmetologists by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology in the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law includes in the practice of barbering, among other things, hairstyling of all textures of hair by standard methods that are current at the time of the hairstyling, and includes among the practice of hairstyling massaging, cleaning, or stimulating the scalp, face, and neck by various means. Existing law provides that a violation of the act is a crime, unless otherwise provided, and prohibits a person, firm, or corporation from engaging in barbering, cosmetology, or electrolysis for compensation without a valid, unexpired license issued by the board.	us/states/ca	California Legislature	20212022	AB 2196	California AB 2196 (20212022)	bill	Barbering and cosmetology.	enacted	Maienschein	5	19	5	2022-02-15	2022-09-25	openstates	ocd-bill/8ae6826f-6cab-4f58-b071-a2efc1f910d0	http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2196	d6745c2d6df7dc778ced1cfeb147fa1d82e96e4f894f904bab987d022ae3f6be	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ca

California AB 2196 (20212022) — Barbering and cosmetology.

Existing law, the Barbering and Cosmetology Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of barbers and cosmetologists by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology in the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law includes in the practice of barbering, among other things, hairstyling of all textures of hair by standard methods that are current at the time of the hairstyling, and includes among the practice of hairstyling massaging, cleaning, or stimulating the scalp, face, and neck by various means. Existing law provides that a violation of the act is a crime, unless otherwise provided, and prohibits a person, firm, or corporation from engaging in barbering, cosmetology, or electrolysis for compensation without a valid, unexpired license issued by the board.

Version chain

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

1. 02/15/22 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 04/06/22 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
3. 09/25/22 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
4. AB2196 (committee substitute) — source
5. 08/26/22 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• 3rd Reading AB2196 Maienschein By Min — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• AB 2196 Maienschein Assembly Third Reading — 64–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 16–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 14–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Maienschein — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-02-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
• 2022-02-16 From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
• 2022-02-24 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
• 2022-04-05 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 5). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2022-04-06 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
• 2022-04-07 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
• 2022-04-27 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 27). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-04-28 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2022-05-05 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 0. Page 4573.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2022-05-05 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
• 2022-05-18 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
• 2022-06-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
• 2022-08-01 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
• 2022-08-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2022-08-24 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5086.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2022-08-24 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
• 2022-08-31 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
• 2022-09-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 2022-09-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 527, Statutes of 2022. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8ae6826f-6cab-4f58-b071-a2efc1f910d0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).