republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/150/hb-205.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY AND BARBERING.	This bill clarifies the options for becoming licensed as a master barber. In particular, a cosmetologist will be able to become licensed as a master barber after one year of post-licensure work experience and a 35-hour course in shaving. The reciprocity provision requires that an applicant from a state with less stringent licensure requirements than those of Delaware have work experience. The provision has been amended to require one continuous year of licensed experience obtained within the 5 years immediately preceding application. This amendment will address the ongoing challenge where applicants from neighboring states have difficulty becoming licensed in Delaware. The limitation on daily work hours has been stricken. Part-time applicants at times need to work more than 10 hours per day to meet licensure requirements. The 40 hours per week cap remains. The apprenticeship provision has been amended to permit a licensed instructor to supervise up to 5 apprentices. Revisions clarify that only temporary hair removal is within the scope of practice for cosmetologists and aestheticians. Finally, the reinstatement provision has been revised to provide that, if a licensee has not renewed his or her license within 5 years, that licensee can apply for reinstatement by taking the practical examination again.	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	150	HB 205	Delaware HB 205 (150)	bill		enacted	Brian Pettyjohn S. Elizabeth Lockman Sherry Dorsey Walker Valerie Longhurst	3	11	3	2019-06-11	2019-06-27	openstates	ocd-bill/b994e2e6-1cc9-43fb-8d63-c38881c4bb88	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=47651	51350b5d6ff8aa92cdbd50b618e87c155461877137a1e9b7b3797a7a54b8edad	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware HB 205 (150) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY AND BARBERING.

This bill clarifies the options for becoming licensed as a master barber. In particular, a cosmetologist will be able to become licensed as a master barber after one year of post-licensure work experience and a 35-hour course in shaving. The reciprocity provision requires that an applicant from a state with less stringent licensure requirements than those of Delaware have work experience. The provision has been amended to require one continuous year of licensed experience obtained within the 5 years immediately preceding application. This amendment will address the ongoing challenge where applicants from neighboring states have difficulty becoming licensed in Delaware. The limitation on daily work hours has been stricken. Part-time applicants at times need to work more than 10 hours per day to meet licensure requirements. The 40 hours per week cap remains. The apprenticeship provision has been amended to permit a licensed instructor to supervise up to 5 apprentices. Revisions clarify that only temporary hair removal is within the scope of practice for cosmetologists and aestheticians. Finally, the reinstatement provision has been revised to provide that, if a licensee has not renewed his or her license within 5 years, that licensee can apply for reinstatement by taking the practical examination again.

Version chain

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

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source
2. HA 1 to HB 205 (committee substitute) — source
3. SA 1 to HB 205 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SM — 40–0 (pass) · lower
• SM — 41–0 (pass) · lower
• SM — 21–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
• S. Elizabeth Lockman — primary (person)
• Sherry Dorsey Walker — primary (person)
• Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-06-11 Introduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
• 2019-06-12 Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 5 On Its Merits committee-passage
• 2019-06-13 Amendment HA 1 to HB 205 - Introduced and Placed With Bill amendment-introduction
• 2019-06-13 Amendment HA 1 to HB 205 - Passed In House by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2019-06-13 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES passage
• 2019-06-13 Assigned to Sunset Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
• 2019-06-19 Reported Out of Committee (Sunset) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits committee-passage
• 2019-06-26 Amendment SA 1 to HB 205 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES amendment-passage
• 2019-06-26 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES passage
• 2019-06-26 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT passage
• 2019-06-27 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b994e2e6-1cc9-43fb-8d63-c38881c4bb88. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).