Requires the department of state to make renewed appearance enhancement licenses and certificates and renewed barber licenses and certificates available on its…

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Requires the department of state to make renewed appearance enhancement licenses and certificates and renewed barber licenses and certificates available on its website in a portable document format for download

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Latest action May 12, 2026

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A4042, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the General Business Law.

Committee

Consumer Protection · New York State Senate

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill requires the Department of State to provide barbers, cosmetol- ogists, and other appearance enhancement professionals with downloadable PDF versions of their renewed licenses and certificates, making them easily accessible upon renewal.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 12, 2026Result: passed
(60) (0) (0) (3)
Vote: Committee vote · Consumer Protection
Senate Consumer ProtectionJan 28, 2026Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 5, 2025Result: passed
(60) (0) (0) (3)
Vote: Committee vote · Consumer Protection
Senate Consumer ProtectionMay 19, 2025Result: passed
(6) (0) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

Brian Manktelow, Jeff Gallahan and 1 more on Agora

Republican2
Democratic1

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Rachel May says this is needed

New York State currently lacks a standardized process to provide profes- sionals in appearance enhancement fields with downloadable copies of their licenses and certificates after renewal. This bill fills that gap by requiring the Department of State to make PDF versions available. Providing this convenient option streamlines the process for profes- sionals, offering immediate access to renewed licenses without waiting for physical copies.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

May 12, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 12, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 12, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly
Feb 3, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Jan 29, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (12 earlier events)

Jan 28, 2026
1ST Report CAL.185
1ST REPORT CAL.185
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly
Jun 5, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 5, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 5, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly
May 21, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 20, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
May 19, 2025
1ST Report CAL.1133
1ST REPORT CAL.1133
NY Senate
Apr 17, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
NY Senate
Jan 30, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
Party colors: Parties are shown in the same neutral colors.
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