New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A10137: Authorizes owners of mobile barber shops to obtain barber shop owner's licenses
Status: Passed both chambers, June 4, 2026
Authorizes owners of mobile barber shops to obtain barber shop owner's licenses provided that they can furnish proof of title, possession, registration and driver's license authorizing operation of the vehicle to be used to operate the mobile barber shop and proof of proper layout, adequate equipment for the shop, sanitary conditions in the shop and good moral character.
What the bill says
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to authorizing owners of mobile barber shops to obtain barber shop owner's licenses.
From the introduced text, February 5, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to authorizing owners of mobile barber shops to obtain barber shop owner's licenses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 430 of the general business law, as added by chapter 801 of the laws of 1946, is amended to read as follows: § 430. Purpose of article. The need for technical skill, training and experience, good health, good moral character and other fundamental qualities and qualifications in persons engaged in the practice of barbering, as herein defined, having been unquestionably established and demonstrated and in order to safeguard the health of the persons who patronize the barber shops of our state [and because of the evils connected with itinerant barbers and barber shops and because of the inadequacy of local regulation, it]. IT is the purpose of the legislature, in enacting this article, to safeguard and protect the barbers of this state [from the evils of itinerant barbers and barber shops] and to safeguard and protect the lives, health and well being of those persons who patronize the barber shops of our state by making adequate provision for the examination, licensing and regulation of the barber shops and the barbers and apprentices to whom such persons submit …
Sponsors
- Jordan Wright (D, 70) · primary sponsor
- Alicia Hyndman (D, 29)
Latest actions
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.1716
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S7585A
- : REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.303
- : REPORTED
- : REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (June 4, 2026): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 4, 2026): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (April 1, 2026): 122 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Assembly Economic Development Committee: Favorable (March 10, 2026): 20 yea, 5 nay, passed
Subjects: General Business Law
Common questions
- What is A10137?
- A10137 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Authorizes owners of mobile barber shops to obtain barber shop owner's licenses.
- What does A10137 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to authorizing owners of mobile barber shops to obtain barber shop owner's licenses.
- What is the status of A10137?
- Passed both chambers as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored A10137?
- Jordan Wright (D, 70), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for A10137?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10137
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