republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20232024/ab-2166.md

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Bill	Barbering and cosmetology: hair types and textures.	(1) Existing law, the Barbering and Cosmetology Act, the violation of which is a crime, 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 requires the examination of applicants for a license issued by the board to consist of written tests to determine the applicant's skill in, and knowledge of, the practice of the occupation for which a license is sought.	us/states/ca	California Legislature	20232024	AB 2166	California AB 2166 (20232024)	bill	Barbering and cosmetology hair types and textures	enacted	Weber	4	17	5	2024-02-06	2024-09-22	openstates	ocd-bill/55126b54-de4c-4083-adc4-a776584cc190	http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2166	3ac404fd32ca852324b6fd0fe705571ae303a9281aed78908d86ec99f5099153	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ca

California AB 2166 (20232024) — Barbering and cosmetology: hair types and textures.

(1) Existing law, the Barbering and Cosmetology Act, the violation of which is a crime, 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 requires the examination of applicants for a license issued by the board to consist of written tests to determine the applicant's skill in, and knowledge of, the practice of the occupation for which a license is sought.

Version chain

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

1. 02/06/24 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 09/22/24 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
3. AB2166 (committee substitute) — source
4. 08/22/24 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• 3rd Reading AB2166 Weber By Smallwood-Cuevas — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 18–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 12–0 (pass) · upper
• AB 2166 Weber Consent Calendar Second Day — 75–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Weber — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-02-06 Read first time. To print. reading-1
• 2024-02-07 From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.
• 2024-02-20 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
• 2024-04-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
• 2024-04-17 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 17). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-04-18 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
• 2024-04-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4997.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2024-04-25 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
• 2024-05-08 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. referral-committee
• 2024-06-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
• 2024-08-05 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
• 2024-08-06 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2024-08-19 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5206.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2024-08-20 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
• 2024-08-27 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.
• 2024-09-22 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 2024-09-22 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 384, Statutes of 2024. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/55126b54-de4c-4083-adc4-a776584cc190. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).