Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 1169
Hair braiders; require to be licensed by Cosmetology Board to practice hair braiding for compensation.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 73-7-22, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A HAIR BRAIDER'S LICENSE BY THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY FOR PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN THE PRACTICE OF HAIR BRAIDING FOR COMPENSATION; TO DIRECT THE BOARD TO ADOPT REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF HAIR BRAIDING INSTRUCTORS, HAIR BRAIDING SCHOOLS, AND HAIR BRAIDING ESTABLISHMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 73-7-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERMS "HAIR BRAIDER" AND "HAIR BRAIDING"; TO AMEND SECTION 73-7-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON MAY PRACTICE HAIR BRAIDING WITHOUT A LICENSE ISSUED BY THE BOARD; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-7-7, 73-7-12, 73-7-19, 73-7-23, 73-7-29, 73-7-31 AND 73-7-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO REPEAL SECTION 73-7-71, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES HAIR BRAIDERS TO REGISTER WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND TAKE A SELF-TEST PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 8 to February 23, 2016, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Feb 23
- Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives