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type: "Bill"
title: "Cosmetologist and cosmetology; amending definitions."
description: "Professions and occupations; amending definitions of cosmetologist and cosmetology. Amends the definitions of cosmetologist and cosmetology to clarify that cosmetic treatments are not included in such definitions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 2669"
citation: "Virginia HB 2669 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wendell S. Walker"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-01-15"
last_action: "2025-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d89b569c-4146-4c23-b0aa-653392aa2eb3"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2669"
source_hash: "34b4ba59b26be002c784cabd6cd9a956b16b88782677159cd0b87581411b7fbe"
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-va"]
---
# Virginia HB 2669 (2025) — Cosmetologist and cosmetology; amending definitions.
Professions and occupations; amending definitions of cosmetologist and cosmetology. Amends the definitions of cosmetologist and cosmetology to clarify that cosmetic treatments are not included in such definitions.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021185.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071258.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037014.PDF)
4. **General Laws Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1036525.HTML)
5. **HGL Sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1030201.HTML)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1057295.PDF)
## Votes
- Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (18-Y 2-N 1-A) — **182** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) — **80** (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed House (83-Y 14-N) — **8314** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N) — **360** (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) — **150** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (30-Y 9-N) — **390** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Wendell S. Walker — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-15** Presented and ordered printed 25104738D `introduction`
- **2025-01-15** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-27** Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-28** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2669)
- **2025-01-30** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- **2025-01-30** Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (18-Y 2-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-02** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2025-02-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-03** General Laws Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-03** Engrossed by House as amended
- **2025-02-03** Printed as engrossed 25104738D-E
- **2025-02-04** Read third time and passed House (83-Y 14-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-05** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2025-02-05** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2669)
- **2025-02-12** Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-14** Rules suspended
- **2025-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
- **2025-02-14** Passed by for the day
- **2025-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2025-02-17** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2025-02-19** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-02-19** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2669ER) `passage`
- **2025-02-19** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2669)
- **2025-02-19** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-02-22** Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-03-03** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-03** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-19** Approved by Governor-Chapter 102 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-19** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0102)
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d89b569c-4146-4c23-b0aa-653392aa2eb3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).