Exempt natural hair braiding from Wyoming cosmetology licensing requirements while allowing salon owners to set their own certification standards.
AN ACT relating to professions and occupations; specifying that the practice of natural hair braiding is exempt from the Wyoming Cosmetology Act; clarifying that the owner of a salon may require certification for the practice of natural hair braiding; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsor:
Co-sponsors: Representative(s) Andrew, Angelos, Brady, Bratten, Lawley, Lien, Lucas, Provenza, Rodriguez-Williams, Senator(s) Brennan, Nethercott, Pearson, Schuler, Steinmetz
Exempts the practice of natural hair braiding from the Wyoming Cosmetology Act and allows salon owners to require private certification for braiders.
Effective: July 1, 2025
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2/28/2025(LSO)
Assigned Chapter Number 80
2/28/2025(Governor)
Governor Signed SEA No. 0048
2/26/2025(House)
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0048
2/26/2025(Senate)
S President Signed SEA No. 0048
2/26/2025(LSO)
Assigned Number SEA No. 0048
2/26/2025(Senate)
S Concur:Passed 29-2-0-0-0
2/26/2025(Senate)
S Received for Concurrence
2/26/2025(House)
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-1-3-0-0
2/25/2025(House)
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2/24/2025(House)
H COW:Passed
2/19/2025(House)
H Placed on General File
2/19/2025(House)
H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
2/10/2025(House)
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor
2/3/2025(House)
H Received for Introduction
2/3/2025(Senate)
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0
1/31/2025(Senate)
S 2nd Reading:Passed
1/30/2025(Senate)
S COW:Passed
1/28/2025(Senate)
S Placed on General File
1/28/2025(Senate)
S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
1/21/2025(Senate)
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
1/15/2025(Senate)
S Received for Introduction
1/14/2025(LSO)
Bill Number Assigned
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-1-3-0-0
Key VotePassedYea: Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Bear, Brady, Bratten, G. Brown, L. Brown, Byron, E. Campbell, K. Campbell, Chestek, Clouston, Connolly, Davis, Erickson, Geringer, Filer, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Harshman, Heiner, Hoeft, Jarvis, Johnson, Kelly, Knapp, Larsen, Larson, Lawley, Lien, Locke, Lucas, McCann, Ottman, Pendergraft, Posey, Provenza, Rodriguez-Williams, Schmid, Sherwood, Singh, Smith, Storer, Strock, Styvar, Tarver, Thayer, Washut, Wasserburger, Webb, Webber, Wharff, Williams, Winter, Wylie, Yin, Neiman
Nay: Banks
Excused: Eklund, Nicholas, Riggins
This committee vote includes adoption of standing committee amendment SF0113HS001.
H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
RecommendedS 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0
Key VotePassedYea: Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Case, Cooper, Crago, Crum, Dockstader, Driskill, French, Gierau, Hicks, Hutchings, Ide, Kolb, Landen, Laursen, McKeown, Nethercott, Pappas, Olsen, Pearson, Rothfuss, Salazar, Schuler, Scott, Smith, Biteman, Steinmetz
S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
RecommendedYea: CRUM, HUTCHINGS, SCOTT, STEINMETZ, BARLOW
Yea: CLOUSTON, GUGGENMOS, HOEFT, MCCANN, OTTMAN, WASSERBURGER, YIN, RODRIGUEZ-WILLIAMS
Excused: STYVAR
Nay: Anderson, Jones