Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania SB331: An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; and providing for the form of the compact.
Status: Signed into law, July 20, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 28, 2025:
PRINTER'S NO. 300 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL No. Session of INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, ROTHMAN, CULVER, VOGEL, FONTANA, COSTA AND SCHWANK, FEBRUARY 28, 2025 REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, FEBRUARY 28, 2025 Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; and providing for the form of the compact. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Cosmetology Licensure Compact Act. Section 2. Authority to execute compact. The Governor, on behalf of the Commonwealth, is hereby authorized to execute a compact in substantially the following form with any one or more of the states of the United States and the General Assembly hereby signifies in advance its approval and ratification of the compact: COSMETOLOGY LICENSURE COMPACT SECTION 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate the interstate practice and regulation of Cosmetology with the goal of improving public access to, and the safety of, Cosmetology Services and reducing unnecessary burdens related to Cosmetology licensure. Through this Compact, the Member States seek to establish a regulatory framework which provides for a new multistate licensing program. Through this new licensing program, the Member States seek to provide increased value and mobility to licensed Cosmetologists in …
Sponsors
- David Argall (R, 29) · primary sponsor
- Greg Rothman (R, 34)
- Lynda Schlegel Culver (R, SD-027)
- Vogel Jr., Elder A. (R, 47)
- Wayne Fontana (D, 42)
- Jay Costa (D, 43)
- Judy Schwank (D, 11)
- Rosemary Brown (R, 40)
Latest actions
- : Act No. 43 of 2026, July 20, 2026
- : Approved by the Governor, July 20, 2026
- : Presented to the Governor, July 12, 2026
- : Signed in House, July 12, 2026
- : Signed in Senate, July 12, 2026
- : Third consideration and final passage, July 12, 2026 (202-0)
- : Re-reported as committed, July 12, 2026
- : Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, May 5, 2026
- : Second consideration, May 5, 2026
- : Removed from table, May 4, 2026
Votes
- House Floor: SB331, RC 1328 (July 12, 2026): 202 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed (July 11, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Professional Licensure: Report Bill As Committed (March 24, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third consideration and final passage, March 23, 2026 (49-0) (March 23, 2026): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Appropriations: Re-Reported as Committed (March 17, 2026): 22 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure: Reported as Amended (February 4, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, APPROPRIATIONS
Common questions
- What is SB331?
- SB331 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; and providing for the form of the compact.
- What is the status of SB331?
- Signed into law as of July 20, 2026. Latest action: Act No. 43 of 2026, July 20, 2026 (July 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB331?
- David Argall (R, 29), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB331?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sb331
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