republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/221/s-2495.md

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Bill	Requires training of cosmetologists-hairstylists, beauticians, barbers, and hair braiders to include working on textured hair.	Requires training of cosmetologists-hairstylists, beauticians, barbers, and hair braiders to include working on textured hair.	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	221	S 2495	New Jersey S 2495 (221)	bill	PROFESSIONS	enacted	McKnight, Angela V. Quijano, Annette Ruiz, M. Teresa Stanley, Sterley S. Sumter, Shavonda E.	3	13	7	2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00	2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/e815e914-2918-4a51-a46a-6610b3237267	https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/	654658f75af88f200e082f832d421c59e2e1e9bcc0493ac8eec56947028f966b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey S 2495 (221) — Requires training of cosmetologists-hairstylists, beauticians, barbers, and hair braiders to include working on textured hair.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
2. Reprint ACE 11/24/25 2R (committee substitute) — source
3. Reprint SCM 5/13/24 1R (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — 5–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported favorably out of committee — 12–0 (pass) · lower
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 37–0 (pass) · upper
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 75–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — 11–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported favorably out of committee — 11–0 (pass) · lower
• CONCUR ASMB AMEND — 37–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
• Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
• Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
• Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
• Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
• Morales, Carmen Theresa — cosponsor (person)
• Moriarty, Paul D. — cosponsor (person)
• Park, Ellen J. — cosponsor (person)
• Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
• Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
• Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
• Venezia, Michael — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2024-05-13T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2024-05-20T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (37-0) passage
• 2024-05-20T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee referral-committee
• 2025-06-16T04:00:00+00:00 Reported and Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee referral-committee
• 2025-11-24T05:00:00+00:00 Transferred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee referral-committee
• 2025-11-24T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee referral-committee
• 2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00 Substituted for A3882 (1R)
• 2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (75-0-0) passage
• 2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
• 2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) passage
• 2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2025, c.207. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e815e914-2918-4a51-a46a-6610b3237267. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).