republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-4883.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "BARBER/COSMETOLOGY-EXAMINATION"
description: "Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Provides that an applicant for licensure as a barber or teacher of barbering may take the licensure examination after completing 1,200 hours in the study of barbering. Provides that an applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist or teacher of cosmetology may take the licensure examination after completing 1,200 hours in the study of cosmetology. Provides that an applicant for licensure as an esthetician or teacher of esthetics may take the licensure examination after completing 600 hours in the study of esthetics. Provides that an applicant for licensure as a nail technician or teacher of nail technology may take the licensure examination after completing 280 hours in the study of nail technology."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 4883"
citation: "Illinois HB 4883 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-14"
last_action: "2018-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e11d33ae-6a2c-451e-bd5e-1bd66d70e734"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4883&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110274&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "96c5ffd934d7233337f9757069e2b350c0f59188a65447af6c23612d6c3a4d64"
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-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 4883 (100th) — BARBER/COSMETOLOGY-EXAMINATION

Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Provides that an applicant for licensure as a barber or teacher of barbering may take the licensure examination after completing 1,200 hours in the study of barbering. Provides that an applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist or teacher of cosmetology may take the licensure examination after completing 1,200 hours in the study of cosmetology. Provides that an applicant for licensure as an esthetician or teacher of esthetics may take the licensure examination after completing 600 hours in the study of esthetics. Provides that an applicant for licensure as a nail technician or teacher of nail technology may take the licensure examination after completing 280 hours in the study of nail technology.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4883&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110274&DocNum=4883&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4883eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110274&DocNum=4883&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4883enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110274&DocNum=4883&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rita Mayfield — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield `filing`
- **2018-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-07** Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-16** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2018-04-16** State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2018-04-19** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2018-04-19** State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
- **2018-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Chuck Weaver
- **2018-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2018-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2018
- **2018-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2018
- **2018-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-27** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0642 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e11d33ae-6a2c-451e-bd5e-1bd66d70e734`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).