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

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY AND BARBERING."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
session: "150"
identifier: "HB 205"
citation: "Delaware HB 205 (150)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Pettyjohn", "S. Elizabeth Lockman", "Sherry Dorsey Walker", "Valerie Longhurst"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-06-11"
last_action: "2019-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b994e2e6-1cc9-43fb-8d63-c38881c4bb88"
source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=47651"
source_hash: "51350b5d6ff8aa92cdbd50b618e87c155461877137a1e9b7b3797a7a54b8edad"
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-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](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=47651&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB205)
2. **HA 1 to HB 205** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=47706&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
3. **SA 1 to HB 205** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=47850&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b994e2e6-1cc9-43fb-8d63-c38881c4bb88`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).