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SB157 • 2026

State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; requiring employment of certain position; establishing eligibility requirements. Effective date.

State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; requiring employment of certain position; establishing eligibility requirements. Effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Bergstrom
Last action
2025-02-13
Official status
Failed in Committee - Business and Insurance
Effective date
Not listed

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State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; requiring employment of certain position; establishing eligibility requirements. Effective date.

State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; requiring employment of certain position; establishing eligibility requirements.

What This Bill Does

  • State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; requiring employment of certain position; establishing eligibility requirements.
  • Effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 157 (Senate): Introduced (12/30/2024) Fiscal Impact Statements For SB 157 (Senate): SB157 INT FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

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Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 1596 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO.
  • 157 By: Bergstrom COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act; amending 59 O.S.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-13 Senate

    Failed in Committee - Business and Insurance

  2. 2025-02-04 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Business and Insurance

  3. 2025-02-03 Senate

    First Reading

  4. 2025-02-03 Senate

    Authored by Senator Bergstrom

Official Summary Text

State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; requiring employment of certain position; establishing eligibility requirements. Effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 157 (Senate): Introduced (12/30/2024)
Fiscal Impact Statements For SB 157 (Senate): SB157 INT FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)

SENATE BILL 157 By: Bergstrom

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to State Board of Cosmetology and
Barbering; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 199.4,
which relates to executive director; requiring
employment of certain position; establishing
eligibility requirements for certain position; and
providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 199.4, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 199.4. A. The State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering
shall employ an executive director who shall be in charge of the
office of the Board. The executive director shall have such
qualifications as shall be established by rules of the Board;
provided, the executive director shall not be actively engaged in
the practice of cosmetology or barbering while serving as executive
director. The executive director shall:
1. Devote his or her entire time to the duties of the office;
2. Receive salary and benefits as provided by law;

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3. Keep and preserve all books and records pertaining to the
Board;
4. Have authority, in the name of and in behalf of the Board,
to issue all licenses, certificates of registration, permits,
orders, and notices;
5. Have authority to collect all fees and penalties provided
for by the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act;
6. Make quarterly reports to the Board of all monies collected
and the sources from which derived;
7. Have authority to approve payrolls and all claims for the
Board;
8. Have authority to employ staff;
9. Keep a continuous inventory of all properties, excluding
supplies, belonging to the Board; and
10. Perform such other duties as may be directed by the Board.
B. The State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering shall employ an
assistant executive director who shall assist in all duties of the
executive director. The assistant executive director shall:
1. Devote his or her entire time to the duties of the office;
2. Hold a current Oklahoma master instructor license; and
3. Be qualified by education and experience.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

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