2013 Senate Bill 612 / 2014 Public Act 136

Trim mandated barber license instruction hours

Introduced in the Senate

Oct. 10, 2013

Introduced by Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-8)

To reduce from 2,000 to 1,800 the hours of instruction at a “licensed barber college” that an individual must accumulate before he or she is allowed by the state to earn a living at this trade.

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

Nov. 12, 2013

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Nov. 13, 2013

Substitute offered

Substitute (S-1)..

The substitute passed by voice vote

Nov. 14, 2013

Passed in the Senate 31 to 7 (details)

To reduce from 2,000 to 1,800 the hours of instruction at a “licensed barber college” that an individual must accumulate before he or she is allowed by the state to earn a living at this trade. Also, to add new license restrictions and requirements for a barber whose experience was gained in a county that state agency staffers regard as not having "generally available" records.

Received in the House

Nov. 14, 2013

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

March 11, 2014

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 13, 2014

Amendment offered

To prohibit a barber whose experience was gained in a county that state agency staffers regard as not having "generally available" records from substituting experience for mandated hours of instruction in "safety and sanitation" and in state laws and regulations.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered

To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 5396, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 5396 would also slightly reduce the number of hours of instruction that a licensed barber college must offer.

The amendment passed by voice vote

May 14, 2014

Passed in the House 106 to 3 (details)

To reduce from 2,000 to 1,800 the hours of instruction at a “licensed barber college” that an individual must accumulate before he or she is allowed by the state to earn a living at this trade. Also, to add new license restrictions and requirements for a barber whose experience was gained in a county that state agency staffers regard as not having "generally available" records.

Received in the Senate

May 15, 2014

Passed in the Senate 35 to 3 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

May 27, 2014