South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Download This Bill in Microsoft Word Format
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
H. 3187
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Long and Beach
Document Path: LC-0119WAB25.docx
Introduced in the House on January 14, 2025
Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 12/5/2024 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/5/2024 | House | Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs |
| 1/14/2025 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 120) |
| 1/14/2025 | House | Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 120) |
View the latest legislative information at the website
VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
A bill
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.
----XX----
This web page was last updated on January 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM