URGENT - HB 2847 NEEDS YOUR HELP TODAY!
Dear Supporter,
Please review the final dates of legislation and sign the petition for HB 2847.
Sign here: bit.ly/HB2444andSB1507
Monday, May 20, 2019, by 9 a.m. (133rd day)
Deadline for the House to distribute its last house local and consent calendar with senate bills
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 (134th day)
Last day for the House to consider 2nd reading senate bills and senate joint resolutions on the daily or supplemental calendar
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 (135th day)
Last day for the House to consider local and consent senate bills on 2nd and 3rd reading and all 3rd reading senate bills and senate joint resolutions on the supplemental calendar
Last day for Senate to consider all bills and joint resolutions on 2nd or 3rd reading *
Thursday, May 23, 2019, before midnight (136th day)
Deadline for the House to distribute senate amendments
Friday, May 24, 2019 (137th day)
Last day for the House to act on senate amendments (concur or request a conference committee)
Before midnight -- deadline for the Senate to print and distribute senate copies of conference committee reports on tax, general appropriations, and reapportionment bills
Saturday, May 25, 2019, before midnight (138th day)
Deadline for the House to distribute house copies of all conference committee reports
Deadline for the Senate to print and distribute senate copies of all conference committee reports on bills other than tax, general appropriations, and reapportionment bills and all house amendments to senate bills and joint resolutions that did not go to a conference committee
Sunday, May 26, 2019 (139th day)
Last day for the House to adopt conference committee reports or discharge house conferees and concur in senate amendments
Last day for the Senate to concur in house amendments or adopt conference committee reports
Monday, May 27, 2019 (140th day)
Last day of 86th Legislature (sine die)
86th Legislature, Interim
Sunday, June 16, 2019 (20th day following final adjournment of 86th Legislature, Regular Session)
Last day the governor may sign or veto bills passed during the regular session
Monday, August 26, 2019 (91st day following final adjournment of 86th Legislature, Regular Session)
Date that bills without specific effective dates, other than bills with immediate effect, become law.
HB 2847 authored by Craig Goldman ( who deregulated Braiding in 2015, HB 2717) and Sponsored by Senator Kelly Hancock, includes the lowering of Cosmetology hours from 1500 to 1000 hours and has slithered its way to the Senate and we must stop it. WE MUST ACT TODAY! Calls to all Senate offices and a call to your state representative should be made today. The team of lobbyists that have been working on our behalf have stated that we should take the following steps:
- Ask to speak to the staff member who handles constituent services and/or the staff member who oversees occupational licensing and regulatory legislation.
- Explain that you are calling about HB 2847 by Representative Craig Goldman. The bill is now in the Senate.
Sen. Kelly Hancock is the Senate sponsor.
A Charles Schwertner amendment that reduces cosmetology licensing requirements from 1500 hours to 1000 hours was added to the bill in committee.
The bill has been recommended for the Senate Local and Consent Calendar and Cosmetologists and other interested parties have not had an opportunity to speak about this amendment at any time this session. - The training is complex and there has been no study or analysis about the impact of a 1/3 reduction in training.
Ask what can be done about this. - Can your representative express your concerns to Rep. Goldman?
- Can your senator express your concerns to Sen. Campbell and Sen. Hancock?
Below is a Pro Beauty link for your review. Our fight continues to keep our Texas cosmetology hours intact! Your industry needs you!
Click here for talking points & to act now! https://p2a.co/WlQTRAG
Work To Win, Sharla Wooten❤