Bill
SB 2495
Extends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act sunset to 2031 and overhauls licensure, education, and enforcement rules.
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- The file you provided is for Illinois SB2495 (Public Act 104‑0153), which amends Illinois law governing barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology and the Regulatory Sunset Act. The title you supplied ("Mississippi Credit Availability Act ...") does not match the text. The summary below describes the Illinois bill text you provided.
Overview
- Purpose: SB2495 (Public Act 104‑0153) extends the repeal date for the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 and substantially revises that Act—updating definitions, licensure standards, school and teacher rules, continuing education, enforcement, and related regulatory provisions.
- Jurisdiction: State of Illinois.
- Enacted: Approved by Governor; Public Act 104‑0153.
- Key effective dates: Governor approved 2025‑08‑01. Some provisions effective 2025‑08‑01; others effective 2026‑01‑01 (as specified in the Act).
Key provisions and changes
- Regulatory Sunset: Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to change the scheduled repeal of the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2031 (adds new Sec. 4.43; modifies Sec. 4.36).
- Definitions: Adds and refines definitions including “address of record,” “email address of record,” “licensed continuing education sponsor,” “licensed school,” and “public member.”
- Licensure and scope of practice: Revises licensure requirements and definitions of practice for barbers, cosmetologists, estheticians, hair braiders, and nail technicians; updates teacher and clinic instructor definitions and duties.
- Education and schools: Updates rules for licensed schools (including enrollment agreements, enrollment time/elapsed time, student contracts, refunds, school rules, mobile shops/salons), periodic reviews, and requisites for ownership/operation.
- Continuing education: Establishes/clarifies the role and authorization of continuing education sponsors and course requirements.
- Professional conduct, enforcement, and disciplinary processes: Revises investigatory and enforcement authority of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Board; updates grounds for discipline, citation procedures, hearings, recordkeeping, and penalties.
- Miscellaneous: Conforming changes to licensure display, inactive status, exemptions (e.g., public schools), examinations, issuance/refusal/suspension/revocation of licenses, and Board/Department powers.
Who is affected
- Primary: Licensed and prospective barbers, cosmetologists, estheticians, hair braiders, nail technicians, and their teachers/instructors.
- Education providers: Licensed cosmetology/esthetic/nail/hair braiding/barber schools and continuing education sponsors.
- Businesses: Salons, barber shops, mobile salons/shops, and owners/operators subject to licensure requirements.
- Regulators: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Board.
- Public: Consumers receiving regulated services; “public members” sit on the Board (new definition clarifies conflicts).
Procedural / timeline highlights
- Introduced Feb 7, 2025; passed both chambers in May 2025; enrolled and signed; sent to Governor June 20, 2025; approved Aug 1, 2025.
- Public Act number: 104‑0153.
- The Act explicitly lists many specific code sections amended (numerous Section numbers listed in the bill text), reflecting comprehensive statutory updates beyond the sunset-date extension.
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