South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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H. 5151

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Long
Document Path: LC-0372PH24.docx

Introduced in the House on February 27, 2024
Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Barbers

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
2/27/2024 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 28)
2/27/2024 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 28)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

02/27/2024



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 40-7-40 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE DISPLAY OF A BARBER POLE IF NOT LICENSED IN THE PRACTICE OF BARBERING; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-7-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE BARBER POLE.

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

 

SECTION 1.  Chapter 7, Title 40 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 

    Section 40-7-40. No person may use or display a barber pole for the purposes of advertising the practice of barbering unless he is licensed in accordance with this chapter.

 

SECTION 2.  Section 40-7-20 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 

(3) "Barber pole" means a cylinder or pole with alternating stripes of any combination including, but not limited to, red and white, or red, white, and blue, which run diagonally along the length of pole.

 

SECTION 3.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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