North Carolina 2021-2022 Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 3 D · 1 I cosponsors

HB 718 — Licensure Requirements Cosmetic Art.

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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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What changed in the latest version

32 added · 30 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of House Bill 718 has changed the required work experience for applicants seeking a teaching license for manicurists and natural hair care specialists. Originally, applicants needed to prove two years of experience; this has now been reduced to just one year. This change matters because it could make it easier for more individuals to enter the teaching profession in these areas, potentially addressing workforce shortages in beauty and cosmetic education.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 1 HOUSE BILL 718 Short Title:
718 Apr 28, 2021 SESSION 2021 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH40442-NB-146 Short Title:
Representative K.
Representatives K.
Smith.
Smith and A.
Baker (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO CHANGE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COSMETOLOGY, ESTHETICIAN, MANICURIST, AND NATURAL HAIR CARE TEACHERS LICENSED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF COSMETIC ART EXAMINERS.
Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Commerce, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House April 29, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO CHANGE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COSMETOLOGY, ESTHETICIAN, MANICURIST, AND NATURAL HAIR CARE TEACHERS LICENSED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF COSMETIC ART EXAMINERS.
(a) Applicants forany teacher's licenseissuedbytheBoardshall meet all ofthefollowing requirements:
(a) Applicants foranyteacher's licenseissuedbytheBoardshall meet all ofthefollowing requirements:
(1) Holds in good standing a cosmetologist or manicurist license issued by the Board.
*H718-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (1) Holds in good standing a cosmetologist or manicurist license issued by the Board.
*DRH40442-NB-146* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (2) Submits proof of either practice as a manicurist in a cosmetic art shop, or any Board-approved employment capacity in the cosmetic arts industry, for a period equivalent to two years one year of full-time work immediately prior to application or successful completion of at least 320 hours of a manicurist teacher curriculum in an approved cosmetic art school.
(2) Submits proof of either practice as a manicurist in a cosmetic art shop, or any Board-approved employment capacity in the cosmetic arts industry, for a period equivalent to two years one year of full-time work immediately prior to application or successful completion of at least 320 hours of a manicurist teacher curriculum in an approved cosmetic art school.
(2) Submits proof of either practice as a natural hair care specialist in a cosmetic art shop or any Board-approved employment capacity in the cosmetic art industry for a period equivalent to two years one year of full-time work immediately priorto applicationorsuccessful completion ofat least 320hours of a natural hair care teacher curriculum in an approved cosmetic art school.
(2) Submits proof of either practice as a natural hair care specialist in a cosmetic art shop or any Board-approved employment capacity in the cosmetic art industry for a period equivalent to two years one year of full-time work immediatelypriorto applicationorsuccessful completion ofat least 320hours of a natural hair care teacher curriculum in an approved cosmetic art school.
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Action History

  1. Special Message Sent To Senate

  2. Special Message Received From House

  3. Passed 1st Reading

  4. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  5. Passed 2nd Reading

  6. Passed 3rd Reading

  7. Reptd Fav

  8. Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  9. Reptd Fav

  10. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  11. Placed On Cal For 05/12/2021

  12. Withdrawn From Com

  13. Re-ref to the Com on Commerce, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  14. Passed 1st Reading

  15. Ref to the Com on Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Commerce, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  16. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (173)

173 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Second Reading

Passed 114 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 27000
Unaffiliated 43002
U 1001
Republican 43003
Total 114006
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Autry — Yea
Clemmons — Yea
Cooper-Suggs — Yea
Farkas — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Gailliard — Yea
Garrison — Yea
Gill — Yea
Graham — Yea
Harris — Yea
Hunt — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Hurtado — Yea
Insko — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Martin — Yea
Richardson — Yea
Terry — Yea
vonHaefen — Yea
Wray — Yea
Boles — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Bumgardner — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cleveland — Yea
Davis — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Johnson — Yea
McElraft — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Mills — Yea
Moore — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sasser — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Yarborough — Yea
Faircloth — Not Voting
Zachary — Not Voting
C. Smith — Yea
K. Baker — Yea
K. Smith — Yea
R. Smith — Yea
Abe Jones Democratic Yea
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Yea
Amber M. Baker Democratic Yea
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Brandon Lofton Democratic Yea
Brian Turner Democratic Yea
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Yea
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Yea
Dante Pittman Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Yea
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Gale Adcock Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Yea
James Roberson Democratic Yea
Joe John Democratic Yea
Marcia Morey Democratic Yea
Mary Belk Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Yea
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Terence Everitt Democratic Yea
Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic Yea
Vernetta Alston Democratic Yea
Zack Hawkins Democratic Yea
Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican Yea
Bobby Hanig Republican Yea
Brenden H. Jones Republican Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Chris Humphrey Republican Not Voting
David Willis Republican Yea
Dean Arp Republican Yea
Dennis Riddell Republican Yea
Destin Hall Republican Yea
Diane Wheatley Republican Yea
Donna McDowell White Republican Yea
Donny Lambeth Republican Yea
Dudley Greene Republican Yea
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Erin Paré Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Howard Penny, Jr. Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Jeff Zenger Republican Yea
Jeffrey C. McNeely Republican Not Voting
Jimmy Dixon Republican Yea
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John R. Bell, IV Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Karl E. Gillespie Republican Yea
Keith Kidwell Republican Yea
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Yea
Kyle Hall Republican Yea
Larry C. Strickland Republican Yea
Larry W. Potts Republican Yea
Mark Brody Republican Yea
Mark Pless Republican Yea
Matthew Winslow Republican Yea
Mike Clampitt Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Phil Shepard Republican Yea
Ray Pickett Republican Yea
Sam Watford Republican Yea
Sarah Stevens Republican Yea
Steve Tyson Republican Yea
Timothy D. Moffitt Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Not Voting
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Not Voting
Nasif Majeed U Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 718?
HB 718 is sponsored by K. Smith, Carolyn G. Logan (Democratic), Autry, Allison A. Dahle (Democratic), Amber M. Baker (Democratic), and Nasif Majeed (U).
What is the current status of HB 718?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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