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type: "Bill"
title: "COSMETOLOGY-SCHOOLS-REFUNDS"
description: "Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. In a provision concerning school refund policies, provides that refunds shall be in accordance with the requirements of the school's regional or national accrediting agency, if any, or rules that the Department shall promulgate for the purposes of this Section (rather than the National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences and rules that the Department shall promulgate for purposes of this Section). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 615"
citation: "Illinois HB 615 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-05"
last_action: "2009-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6742581d-8d70-40d1-97da-1e2892208833"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=615&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=41046&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "3ddd85f4b1e38e7024c3508174cc69ae70ac9809923783b3127da75543328855"
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 615 (96th) — COSMETOLOGY-SCHOOLS-REFUNDS
Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. In a provision concerning school refund policies, provides that refunds shall be in accordance with the requirements of the school's regional or national accrediting agency, if any, or rules that the Department shall promulgate for the purposes of this Section (rather than the National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences and rules that the Department shall promulgate for purposes of this Section). Effective immediately.
## 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=09600HB0615&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41046&DocNum=615&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0615eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41046&DocNum=615&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0615enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41046&DocNum=615&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Elizabeth Coulson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson `filing`
- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2009-02-11** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-21** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William R. Haine
- **2009-04-23** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 28, 2009
- **2009-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-14** Effective Date August 14, 2009
- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0506 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6742581d-8d70-40d1-97da-1e2892208833`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).