HB 742 VA
Barbers; establishes licensure for barbershop trainees.
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Summary
This bill would establish a licensure system for barbershop trainees in Virginia. Barbershop trainees are apprentices learning the barbering trade through hands-on experience under supervision. The bill would create a trainee license category allowing individuals to work in barbershops while completing their training and apprenticeship requirements. This would establish a formal pathway for individuals to transition from trainee status to full barber licensure.
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Official abstract
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-700, 54.1-701, and 54.1-706 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 7 of Title 54.1 a section numbered 54.1-708, relating to barbers and cosmetologists; barbershop trainees.
Sponsor (1)
- Wren M. Williams Republican · primary
Action history (8)
- Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104793D · lower
- Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
- Jan 21, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process · lower
- Jan 22, 2026 House committee offered · lower
- Jan 22, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
- Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
- Jan 27, 2026 Continued to next session in General Laws (Voice Vote) · lower
- Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · lower
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