republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20012002/ab-2743.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Barbering and cosmetology apprenticeship."
description: "Barbering and cosmetology apprenticeship."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 2743"
citation: "California AB 2743 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Barbering and cosmetology apprenticeship."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lowenthal"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2002-02-22"
last_action: "2002-09-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c76eccb-85cb-4f6a-96c5-65754faab732"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2743"
source_hash: "0f66a2ad00a2e01a49d0e427c97686c06cda71770053ae45bc09c5a871aeae5d"
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-ca"]
---

# California AB 2743 (20012002) — Barbering and cosmetology apprenticeship.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/22/02 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2743&version=20010AB274399INT)
2. **04/17/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2743&version=20010AB274398AMD)
3. **05/13/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2743&version=20010AB274397AMD)
4. **06/18/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2743&version=20010AB274396AMD)
5. **09/16/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2743&version=20010AB274394CHP)
6. **AB2743** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2743)
7. **08/15/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2743&version=20010AB274395ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- SPECIAL CONSENT CALE AB2743 Lowenthal — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2743 Lowenthal Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2743 Lowenthal Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lowenthal — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-09-16** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 580, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-09-14** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-08-21** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2002-08-15** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 2. Page 7623.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-12** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2002-08-12** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5371.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-08-07** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-08-06** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2002-07-01** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2002-06-18** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-17** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-05-23** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2002-05-16** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2002-05-16** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 2. Page 6151.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-05-14** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-05-13** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2002-05-09** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 22. Noes 0.) (May 8). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-04-24** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 23). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2002-04-22** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-17** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-03-11** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2002-02-25** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2002-02-24** From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
- **2002-02-22** Assembly Rule 49(a) suspended. Introduced. To print. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c76eccb-85cb-4f6a-96c5-65754faab732`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).