HB 1646 — An Act amending the act of June 19, 1931 (P.L.589, No.202), referred to as the Barbers' License Law, further providing for State Board of Barber Examiners.
Congress · introduced 2025-06-23
Latest action: — Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, July 22, 2025
Sponsors
- Andre D. Carroll (D, PA-201) — sponsor · 2025-06-23
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-06-23
- Ben Waxman (D, PA-182) — cosponsor · 2025-06-23
- Steven C. Mentzer (R, PA-97) — cosponsor · 2025-06-23
- Dan K. Williams (D, PA-74) — cosponsor · 2025-06-23
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-06-23
- Carol Kazeem (D, PA-159) — cosponsor · 2025-06-23
- G. Roni Green (D, PA-190) — cosponsor · 2025-06-23
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, June 23, 2025
- · house — Reported as committed, June 30, 2025
- · house — First consideration, June 30, 2025
- · house — Re-committed to RULES, June 30, 2025
- · house — Re-reported as committed, July 8, 2025
- · house — Second consideration, July 8, 2025
- · house — Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, July 8, 2025
- · house — Re-reported as committed, July 9, 2025
- · house — Third consideration and final passage, July 9, 2025 (115-88)
- · senate — In the Senate
- · senate — Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, July 22, 2025
- · house — (Remarks see House Journal Page 1231-1237), July 8, 2025
- · house — (Remarks see House Journal Page 1252-1253), July 9, 2025
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 1996 · 1,621 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 1996
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1646
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY CARROLL, HILL-EVANS, WAXMAN, MENTZER AND
D. WILLIAMS, JUNE 23, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, JUNE 23, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 19, 1931 (P.L.589, No.202), entitled
2 "An act to promote the public health and safety, by providing
3 for the examination and licensure of those who desire to
4 engage in the profession of barbering; regulating barber
5 shops and barber schools, and students therein; regulating
6 compensation for service rendered; conferring certain powers
7 and duties on the Department of State; and providing
8 penalties," further providing for State Board of Barber
9 Examiners.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. Section 2.2(d) of the act of June 19, 1931
13 (P.L.589, No.202), referred to as the Barbers' License Law, is
14 amended to read:
15 Section 2.2. * * *
16 (d) [Six members of the board shall constitute a quorum.] A
17 majority of the members of the board who are lawfully serving on
18 the board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of
19 conducting the business of the board.
20 * * *
21 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.Connected on the graph
Outbound (4)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection And Professional Licensure Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Rules Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Professional Licensure Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre D. Carroll (D, state_lower PA-201) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Ben Waxman (D, state_lower PA-182) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Carol Kazeem (D, state_lower PA-159) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Dan K. Williams (D, state_lower PA-74) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | G. Roni Green (D, state_lower PA-190) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Steven C. Mentzer (R, state_lower PA-97) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection And Professional Licensure Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Rules Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Professional Licensure Committee · pa-leg