SB 354 — Cosmetologists and Barbers; persons performing certain limited responsibilities; exempt from licensure
Last action — Effective Date
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2024. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Brian Kemp (Republican) on May 02, 2024.
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Prognosis
Likely to advance
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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8 sponsors
8 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (7 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to cosmetologists and barbers, so as to exempt from licensure persons performing certain limited responsibilities; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters: to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Text
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Read SB 354 on the official Georgia source →Action History
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Effective Date
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Act 556
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Senate Date Signed by Governor
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Senate Hopper
Sponsors
- III Larry Walker · Primary
- Brian Strickland · Primary
- Jason Anavitarte · Primary
- Kay Kirkpatrick · Primary
- Kim Jackson · Primary
- Steve Gooch · Primary
- Randy Robertson · Primary
- John F. Kennedy · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →8 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 239 not signed on · 70 voted No
Sponsors (8)
- Larry Walker, III Republican
- Brian Strickland Republican
- Jason Anavitarte Republican
- Kay Kirkpatrick Republican
- Kim Jackson Democrat Voted No
- Steve Gooch Republican
- Randy Robertson Republican
- John F. Kennedy Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (239)
239 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 239 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
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Votes
Passed
40 Yea
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11 Nay
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5 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 40 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 20% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (56)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON | — | Yea |
| ANDERSON | — | Nay |
| BUTLER | — | Not Voting |
| JONES | — | Yea |
| MOORE | — | Yea |
| SEAY | — | Yea |
| TATE | — | Not Voting |
| WATSON | — | Yea |
| WATSON | — | Yea |
| ISLAM PARKES | — | Nay |
| David Lucas | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Derek Mallow | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Donzella James | Democrat | Nay |
| Ed Harbison | Democrat | Yea |
| Elena Parent | Democrat | Nay |
| Freddie Powell Sims | Democrat | Yea |
| Gail Davenport | Democrat | Nay |
| Harold Jones II | Democrat | Nay |
| Jason Esteves | Democrat | Nay |
| Josh McLaurin | Democrat | Yea |
| Kim Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael 'Doc' Rhett | Democrat | Yea |
| Nan Orrock | Democrat | Yea |
| Nikki Merritt | Democrat | Nay |
| Sally Harrell | Democrat | Nay |
| Sheikh Rahman | Democrat | Nay |
| Sonya Halpern | Democrat | Nay |
| Bill Cowsert | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Hickman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Tillery | Republican | Yea |
| Bo Hatchett | Republican | Yea |
| Brandon Beach | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Strickland | Republican | Yea |
| Carden Summers | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Hufstetler | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Payne | Republican | Yea |
| Clint Dixon | Republican | Yea |
| Drew Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Setzler | Republican | Yea |
| Frank Ginn | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Dolezal | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Anavitarte | Republican | Not Voting |
| John Albers | Republican | Yea |
| John F. Kennedy | Republican | Yea |
| Kay Kirkpatrick | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Walker, III | Republican | Yea |
| Marty Harbin | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Brass | Republican | Yea |
| Max Burns | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Robertson | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Russ Goodman | Republican | Yea |
| Shawn Still | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Gooch | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Bearden | Republican | Yea |
Passed
96 Yea
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76 Nay
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8 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 1 | 57 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 20 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 75 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 96 | 76 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 53% | 42% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (180)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON | — | Yea |
| ANULEWICZ | — | Nay |
| BEVERLY | — | Nay |
| BRUCE | — | Nay |
| CAMPBELL | — | Nay |
| CAMPBELL | — | Yea |
| CANNON | — | Nay |
| CANNON | — | Yea |
| CLARK | — | Yea |
| CLARK | — | Nay |
| COLLINS | — | Yea |
| DANIEL | — | Not Voting |
| FRAZIER | — | Nay |
| HOUSTON | — | Yea |
| JONES | — | Yea |
| JONES | — | Yea |
| JONES | — | Nay |
| KENNARD | — | Nay |
| KNIGHT | — | Yea |
| LOTT | — | Yea |
| MAINOR | — | Yea |
| MARIN | — | Not Voting |
| MOORE | — | Not Voting |
| MUGHAL | — | Nay |
| PIRKLE | — | Yea |
| RIDLEY | — | Yea |
| RIDLEY | — | Yea |
| SMITH | — | Yea |
| SMITH | — | Nay |
| SMITH | — | Yea |
| SMITH | — | Yea |
| VACANT | — | Not Voting |
| STONER | — | Nay |
| TAYLOR | — | Nay |
| TAYLOR | — | Yea |
| THOMAS | — | Yea |
| THOMAS | — | Nay |
| VANCE | — | Yea |
| Anne Allen Westbrook | Democrat | Nay |
| Betsy Holland | Democrat | Nay |
| Billy Mitchell | Democrat | Nay |
| Brian Prince | Democrat | Nay |
| Carl Gilliard | Democrat | Nay |
| Carolyn Hugley | Democrat | Nay |
| Dar'shun Kendrick | Democrat | Not Voting |
| David Sampson | Democrat | Nay |
| David Wilkerson | Democrat | Nay |
| Debbie Buckner | Democrat | Nay |
| Debra Bazemore | Democrat | Nay |
| Demetrius Douglas | Democrat | Nay |
| Dewey McClain | Democrat | Nay |
| Dexter Sharper | Democrat | Nay |
| Doreen Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| El-Mahdi Holly | Democrat | Nay |
| Eric Bell | Democrat | Nay |
| Esther Panitch | Democrat | Nay |
| Gabe Okoye | Democrat | Nay |
| Imani Barnes | Democrat | Nay |
| Inga Willis | Democrat | Nay |
| Karen Bennett | Democrat | Nay |
| Karen Lupton | Democrat | Nay |
| Karla Drenner | Democrat | Nay |
| Karlton Howard | Democrat | Nay |
| Kim Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Kim Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Kim Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Kim Schofield | Democrat | Nay |
| Kimberly Alexander | Democrat | Nay |
| Long Tran | Democrat | Nay |
| Lydia Glaize | Democrat | Nay |
| Lynn Heffner | Democrat | Nay |
| Marvin Lim | Democrat | Nay |
| Mary Oliver | Democrat | Nay |
| Michelle Au | Democrat | Nay |
| Miriam Paris | Democrat | Nay |
| Omari Crawford | Democrat | Nay |
| Patty Marie Stinson | Democrat | Nay |
| Phil Olaleye | Democrat | Nay |
| Regina Lewis-Ward | Democrat | Nay |
| Rhonda Burnough | Democrat | Nay |
| Ruwa Romman | Democrat | Nay |
| Saira Draper | Democrat | Nay |
| Sam Park | Democrat | Nay |
| Sandra Scott | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Scott Holcomb | Democrat | Nay |
| Segun Adeyina | Democrat | Nay |
| Sharon Henderson | Democrat | Nay |
| Shea Roberts | Democrat | Nay |
| Shelly Hutchinson | Democrat | Nay |
| Solomon Adesanya | Democrat | Nay |
| Spencer Frye | Democrat | Nay |
| Stacey Evans | Democrat | Nay |
| Stacey Evans | Democrat | Nay |
| Tanya Miller | Democrat | Nay |
| Terry Cummings | Democrat | Nay |
| Tremaine Reese | Democrat | Nay |
| Viola Davis | Democrat | Nay |
| Yasmin Neal | Democrat | Yea |
| Alan Powell | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Camp | Republican | Yea |
| Bethany Ballard | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Hitchens | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Werkheiser | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Yearta | Republican | Yea |
| Bo Hatchett | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Cox | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Williamson | Republican | Yea |
| Buddy DeLoach | Republican | Yea |
| Butch Parrish | Republican | Yea |
| Carter Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Charlice Byrd | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Erwin | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Efstration | Republican | Yea |
| Clint Crowe | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Washburn | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Mathis | Republican | Yea |
| David Huddleston | Republican | Yea |
| David Jenkins | Republican | Yea |
| Deborah Silcox | Republican | Yea |
| Derrick McCollum | Republican | Yea |
| Devan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Don Parsons | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie Lumsden | Republican | Yea |
| Emory Dunahoo | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Richardson | Republican | Yea |
| Gerald Greene | Republican | Yea |
| Ginny Ehrhart | Republican | Yea |
| Holt Persinger | Republican | Yea |
| Houston Gaines | Republican | Yea |
| James Burchett | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Petrea | Republican | Yea |
| John Carson | Republican | Yea |
| John Corbett | Republican | Yea |
| John LaHood | Republican | Yea |
| Johnny Chastain | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joseph Gullett | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Bonner | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Mathiak | Republican | Yea |
| Kasey Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Katie Dempsey | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly New | Republican | Nay |
| Lauren McDonald III | Republican | Yea |
| Lee Hawkins | Republican | Yea |
| Leesa Hagan | Republican | Yea |
| Lehman Franklin | Republican | Nay |
| Mandi Ballinger | Republican | Yea |
| Marcus Wiedower | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Newton | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Momtahan | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Barton | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Dubnik | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Reeves | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Gambill | Republican | Yea |
| Max Burns | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike Cameron | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Cheokas | Republican | Yea |
| Mitchell Horner | Republican | Yea |
| Mitchell Scoggins | Republican | Yea |
| Noel Williams, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Reynaldo Martinez | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Jasperse | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Townsend | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Williams | Republican | Nay |
| Rick Williams | Republican | Nay |
| Rob Leverett | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Dickey | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Hilton | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon Cooper | Republican | Nay |
| Shaw Blackmon | Republican | Yea |
| Soo Hong | Republican | Yea |
| Stan Gunter | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Tarvin | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Meeks | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Sainz | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Fleming | Republican | Yea |
| Trey Kelley | Republican | Yea |
| Trey Rhodes | Republican | Yea |
| Will Wade | Republican | Yea |
Passed
38 Yea
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15 Nay
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3 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 27% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (56)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| ANDERSON | — | Yea |
| ANDERSON | — | Nay |
| BUTLER | — | Nay |
| VACANT | — | Not Voting |
| JONES | — | Yea |
| MOORE | — | Yea |
| SEAY | — | Not Voting |
| TATE | — | Not Voting |
| WATSON | — | Yea |
| WATSON | — | Yea |
| ISLAM PARKES | — | Nay |
| David Lucas | Democrat | Yea |
| Derek Mallow | Democrat | Nay |
| Donzella James | Democrat | Nay |
| Ed Harbison | Democrat | Nay |
| Elena Parent | Democrat | Nay |
| Freddie Powell Sims | Democrat | Yea |
| Gail Davenport | Democrat | Nay |
| Harold Jones II | Democrat | Nay |
| Jason Esteves | Democrat | Nay |
| Josh McLaurin | Democrat | Yea |
| Kim Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael 'Doc' Rhett | Democrat | Yea |
| Nan Orrock | Democrat | Nay |
| Nikki Merritt | Democrat | Nay |
| Sally Harrell | Democrat | Nay |
| Sheikh Rahman | Democrat | Nay |
| Sonya Halpern | Democrat | Nay |
| Bill Cowsert | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Hickman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Tillery | Republican | Yea |
| Bo Hatchett | Republican | Yea |
| Brandon Beach | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Strickland | Republican | Yea |
| Carden Summers | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Hufstetler | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Payne | Republican | Yea |
| Clint Dixon | Republican | Yea |
| Drew Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Setzler | Republican | Yea |
| Frank Ginn | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Dolezal | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Anavitarte | Republican | Yea |
| John Albers | Republican | Yea |
| John F. Kennedy | Republican | Yea |
| Kay Kirkpatrick | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Walker, III | Republican | Yea |
| Marty Harbin | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Brass | Republican | Yea |
| Max Burns | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Robertson | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Russ Goodman | Republican | Yea |
| Shawn Still | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Gooch | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 354 do?
- A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to cosmetologists and barbers, so as to exempt from licensure persons performing certain limited responsibilities; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters: to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Who sponsors SB 354?
- SB 354 is sponsored by Larry Walker, III (Republican), Brian Strickland (Republican), Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Kim Jackson (Democrat), Steve Gooch (Republican), Randy Robertson (Republican), and John F. Kennedy (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 354?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2024. Enacted.
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