republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-4790.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "COSMETOLOGY-LICENSING"
description: "Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Changes the definitions of \"Board\", \"licensed cosmetologist\", \"licensed cosmetology teacher\", \"licensed cosmetology clinic teacher\", and \"licensed hair braiding teacher\" to include hair braiding. Also changes the definitions of \"cosmetology\" and \"esthetics\" to include the coloring of hair on the body. Removes references to barber clinic teachers, esthetics clinic teachers, hair braiding clinic teachers, and nail technology clinic teachers throughout the Act. Provides that a person licensed as a hair braiding teacher may practice hair braiding and may hold himself or herself out as a hair braider without being licensed as a hair braider. Removes certain requirements that must be met by a person seeking licensure as a barber teacher or an esthetics teacher. Additionally removes certain provisions concerning barber schools. Replaces the term \"Committee\" with \"Board\" throughout the Act. Adds a provision allowing the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation to waive any requirements under the Act pertaining to the operation of a barber, cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, or nail technology school owned or operated by the Department of Corrections and located in a correctional facility. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall not disclose certain information collected during the course of an examination or investigation under the Act. Makes other changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 4790"
citation: "Illinois HB 4790 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-05"
last_action: "2014-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da462488-03c4-466d-9d31-cf84280bc83d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4790&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=79503&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "e1d244178acfa433710802d117b3e28e62daf5d47ef0c2059dd0a7ceb86f1d21"
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 4790 (98th) — COSMETOLOGY-LICENSING

Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Changes the definitions of "Board", "licensed cosmetologist", "licensed cosmetology teacher", "licensed cosmetology clinic teacher", and "licensed hair braiding teacher" to include hair braiding. Also changes the definitions of "cosmetology" and "esthetics" to include the coloring of hair on the body. Removes references to barber clinic teachers, esthetics clinic teachers, hair braiding clinic teachers, and nail technology clinic teachers throughout the Act. Provides that a person licensed as a hair braiding teacher may practice hair braiding and may hold himself or herself out as a hair braider without being licensed as a hair braider. Removes certain requirements that must be met by a person seeking licensure as a barber teacher or an esthetics teacher. Additionally removes certain provisions concerning barber schools. Replaces the term "Committee" with "Board" throughout the Act. Adds a provision allowing the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation to waive any requirements under the Act pertaining to the operation of a barber, cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, or nail technology school owned or operated by the Department of Corrections and located in a correctional facility. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall not disclose certain information collected during the course of an examination or investigation under the Act. Makes other changes.

## 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=09800HB4790&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79503&DocNum=4790&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4790eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79503&DocNum=4790&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4790enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79503&DocNum=4790&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Robert Rita — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita `filing`
- **2014-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-03** Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2014-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-01** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-08** Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2014-05-15** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 19, 2014
- **2014-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2014
- **2014-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0911 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da462488-03c4-466d-9d31-cf84280bc83d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).