North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S808: Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners Amendments.
Status: Introduced, June 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to modify the requirements for natural hair care specialist licensure and create a certification for hair braiders; to license hair designers; to reduce the amount of training required for cosmetologists; to eliminate apprentice licensure for cosmetologists; and to allow mobile cosmetic art shops.
From the amended text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MODIFY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL HAIR CARE SPECIALIST LICENSURE AND CREATE A CERTIFICATION FOR HAIR BRAIDERS; TO LICENSE HAIR DESIGNERS; TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TRAINING REQUIRED FOR COSMETOLOGISTS; TO ELIMINATE APPRENTICE LICENSURE FOR COSMETOLOGISTS; AND TO ALLOW MOBILE COSMETIC ART SHOPS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. Chapter 88B of the General Statutes, as amended by S.L. 2025-20, reads as rewritten: "Chapter 88B. "Cosmetic Art. "§ 88B-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the North Carolina Cosmetic Art Act. "§ 88B-2. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Chapter: (1) Apprentice. - A person who is not a manager or operator and who is engaged in learning the practice of cosmetic art under the direction and supervision of a cosmetologist. (2) Board. - The North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners. (3) Booth. - A workstation located within a licensed cosmetic art shop or mobile cosmetic art shop that is operated primarily by one individual in performing cosmetic art services for consumers. (4) Booth renter. - A person who rents a booth in a cosmetic art shop.shop or mobile cosmetic art shop. (5) Cosmetic art. - All or any part or combination of cosmetology, hair design, esthetics, natural hair care, hair braiding, …
Sponsors
- Galey, Amy S. (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Moffitt, Timothy D. (R, 48) · primary sponsor
- Sanderson, Norman W. (R, 2) · primary sponsor
- Bradley, Woodson (D, 42)
- Mayfield, Julie (D, 49)
- Mohammed, Mujtaba A. (D, 38)
- Waddell, Joyce (D, 40)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Reptd Fav Com Sub 2
- : Re-ref Com On Finance
- : Reptd Fav Com Substitute
- : Re-ref to the Com on Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Regular Message Received From Senate
- : Regular Message Sent To House
Votes
- Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners Amendments. Second Reading (May 5, 2026): 29 yea, 15 nay, passed
- Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners Amendments. Amendment 1 (May 5, 2026): 43 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: MINORITIES, COSMETIC ART EXAMINERS BOARD, COMMERCE, BOARDS, PUBLIC, BARBERS & COSMETOLOGISTS, LICENSING & CERTIFICATION, SAFETY
Common questions
- What is S808?
- S808 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners Amendments.
- What does S808 do?
- In its own words: An act to modify the requirements for natural hair care specialist licensure and create a certification for hair braiders; to license hair designers; to reduce the amount of training required for cosmetologists; to eliminate apprentice licensure for cosmetologists; and to allow mobile cosmetic art shops.
- What is the status of S808?
- Introduced as of June 30, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (June 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored S808?
- Galey, Amy S. (R, 25), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S808?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S808
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