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type: "Bill"
title: "Barbering and cosmetology: hair types and textures."
description: "(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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20232024"
identifier: "AB 2166"
citation: "California AB 2166 (20232024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Barbering and cosmetology", "hair types and textures"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Weber"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-02-06"
last_action: "2024-09-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55126b54-de4c-4083-adc4-a776584cc190"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2166"
source_hash: "3ac404fd32ca852324b6fd0fe705571ae303a9281aed78908d86ec99f5099153"
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-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](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2166&version=20230AB216699INT)
2. **09/22/24 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2166&version=20230AB216697CHP)
3. **AB2166** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2166)
4. **08/22/24 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2166&version=20230AB216698ENR)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading AB2166 Weber By Smallwood-Cuevas — **400** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **180** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **150** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **120** (pass) · upper
- AB 2166 Weber Consent Calendar Second Day — **750** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/55126b54-de4c-4083-adc4-a776584cc190`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).