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HB 87PENNSYLVANIASession 2025-2026State Billdead
Did Not Advance

Pennsylvania House Bill 87 Adjusts Cosmetology Salon Apprentice and Instructor Qualifications

Original title: An Act amending the act of May 3, 1933 (P.L.242, No.86), referred to as the Cosmetology Law, further providing for eligibility requirements for examination and for apprentices in cosmetology salons.

Last action · May 6, 2025: Laid on the table, May 6, 2025Sponsors: Kristin Marcell and 4 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Pennsylvania House Bill 87 amends the to alter eligibility requirements for cosmetology salon instructors and apprentices, taking effect in 60 days.

Why it matters

Changes the professional experience minimums required for salon owners and teachers who train apprentices, and alters staffing ratios within licensed cosmetology salons.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Cosmetology salon owners

Salon owners face updated experience minimums if they wish to instruct apprentices and must adhere to revised staffing ratios.

Directly affected

Cosmetology apprentices

Apprentices are subject to salon staff ratio limits and are eligible for temporary permits upon completing their required term.

Directly affected

Cosmetology teachers

Holders of a teacher's license with at least five years of experience are permitted to instruct apprentices under specific staffing conditions.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What experience is required for a salon owner to instruct apprentices under this bill?
A salon owner instructing apprentices must have at least ten years of experience as a licensed cosmetologist in Pennsylvania, or hold a teacher's license with at least five years of experience as a licensed cosmetologist.
How many apprentices are allowed in a single cosmetology salon?
There shall be no more than two apprentices in any salon.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Tabled in the House.

Procedural history

4 actions
  1. May 6, 2025House
    Laid on the table, May 6, 2025
  2. May 6, 2025HouseIntroduced
    First consideration, May 6, 2025
  3. May 6, 2025House
    Reported as amended, May 6, 2025
  4. Jan 14, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Jan. 14, 2025

Version history & redline

2 versions on file
Comparing Printer's No. 0070 → Printer's No. 1618
removed addedOfficial text
added: PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 70 added: PRINTER'S NO. 1618 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. 87 Session of 2025 INTRODUCED BY MARCELL, KAZEEM, KHAN, NEILSON AND removed: KENYATTA, added: GREEN, JANUARY 14, 2025 removed: REFERRED TO added: AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, removed: JANUARY 14, added: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 6, 2025 AN ACT Amending the act of May 3, 1933 (P.L.242, No.86), entitled "An act to promote the public health and safety by providing […] and Occupational Affairs of the Department of State; providing for appeals to certain courts by applicants and licensees; and providing penalties," further providing for added: ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR EXAMINATION AND FOR apprentices in cosmetology salons. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 10 of the act of May 3, 1933 (P.L.242, No.86), referred to as the Cosmetology Law, is amended to read: removed: Section 10. Apprentices in Cosmetology Salons.--Any cosmetologist who is a cosmetology salon owner, at least twenty- three years of age, who is a high school graduate or the equivalent thereof[,] and who has had at least [five] ten years experience as a licensed cosmetologist in Pennsylvania[, and] or who is a holder of a teacher's license, may instruct apprentices in a duly licensed cosmetology salon, provided that there shalladded: SECTION 1. SECTIONS 4(A) AND 10 OF THE ACT OF MAY 3, 1933 (P.L.242, NO.86), REFERRED TO AS THE COSMETOLOGY LAW, ARE AMENDED TO READ: SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR EXAMINATION.--(A) NO PERSON SHALL BE PERMITTED BY THE BOARD TO RECEIVE A LICENSE AS A COSMETOLOGIST UNLESS SUCH PERSON (1) SHALL BE AT LEAST <-- <-- <--
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Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

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Sponsors

Kristin MarcellHouse · District 178RepublicanPrimary sponsor
Carol KazeemHouse · District 159DemocraticCosponsor
Tarik KhanHouse · District 194DemocraticCosponsor
Ed NeilsonHouse · District 174DemocraticCosponsor
Roni GreenHouse · District 190DemocraticCosponsor

Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift95% confidence

Increased Experience Threshold for Salon Instructors

The bill raises the required professional experience for salon owner instructors from five to ten years unless they hold a separate teacher's license.

Connected Entities

Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Rehabilitation, Department of State and 1 more
OrganizationDepartment of Labor and Industry“Parent department for the Bureau of Rehabilitation”Map →
OrganizationBureau of Rehabilitation“Provides training in lieu of education requirements for examination eligibility”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of State“Houses the Bureau of Rehabilitation and interacts with licensing functions”Map →
PersonCommissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs“Confers powers and duties under the Cosmetology Law”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.palegis.us

Analysis Score

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    Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
  • Controversy10
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  • Entertainment5
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  • Buzz15
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