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HB1788 • 2025

Relating to continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on identifying and assisting victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking.

Relating to continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on identifying and assisting victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Hernandez | Simmons | Raymond | Howard
Last action
2025-05-21
Official status
05/21/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on identifying and assisting victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking.

Relating to continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on identifying and assisting victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on identifying and assisting victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  2. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Business & Commerce

  3. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  4. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  5. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  6. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1145

  7. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  8. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  9. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  10. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  11. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  12. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1105

  13. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  15. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  16. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  17. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  18. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  19. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  20. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  21. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  23. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  24. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  25. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures

  26. 2025-01-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on identifying and assisting victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 1788 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R5631 JTZ-F

By: Hernandez, Simmons, Raymond, Howard

H.B. No. 1788

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on

identifying and assisting victims of sexual assault, domestic

violence, and human trafficking.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code, is

amended by adding Section 1603.302 to read as follows:

Sec.

1603.302.

CONTINUING EDUCATION REGARDING SEXUAL

ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. The commission

shall adopt rules requiring a license holder to complete continuing

education on identifying and assisting victims of:

(1) sexual assault;

(2) domestic violence; and

(3) human trafficking.

SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date

of this Act, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall

adopt the rules required by Section 1603.302, Occupations Code, as

added by this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.