CHAPTER 91
SB 194-FN - FINAL VERSION
02/13/2025 0292s
2025 SESSION
25-0194
09/05
SENATE BILL 194-FN
AN ACT relative to qualifications for cosmetologists.
SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Rep. Cornell, Hills. 22
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill reduces the amount of hours of training in a school of cosmetology required for a person to be issued a cosmetologist's license.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/13/2025 0292s 25-0194
09/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to qualifications for cosmetologists.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
91:1 Qualifications; Cosmetologists. Amend RSA 313-A:11, I(c)(1) to read as follows:
(1) A minimum of [1,500] 1,200 hours of training in a school of cosmetology approved by the board; or
91:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 10, 2025
Effective Date: August 09, 2025
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 6, 2025 | 2025-0292s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 5, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 13, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 16, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| April 16, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| April 17, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
June 11, 2025: Signed by the Governor on 06/10/2025; Chapter 0091; Effective 08/09/2025
June 3, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/22/2025); SJ 15
June 3, 2025: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/22/2025 HJ 15
May 1, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 4
April 21, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/17/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 22 P. 8
April 21, 2025: Executive Session: 04/16/2025 02:30 pm LOB 306-308
April 8, 2025: Public Hearing: 04/16/2025 02:30 pm LOB 306-308
March 28, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 11 P. 112
Feb. 13, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0292s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/13/2025; SJ 5
Feb. 13, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-0292s, AA, VV; 02/13/2025; SJ 5
Feb. 6, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0292s, 02/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 9
Jan. 29, 2025: Hearing: 02/05/2025, Room 103, SH, 10:45 am; SC 8
Jan. 23, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 3