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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 5839: Requires domestic violence and sexual assault awareness training for the licensing of nail specialty, natural hair styling, esthetics and cosmetology

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 5839 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires domestic violence and sexual assault awareness training for the licensing of nail specialty, natural hair styling, esthetics and cosmetology. Primary sponsor: James Skoufis (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires domestic violence and sexual assault awareness training for the licensing of nail specialty, natural hair styling, esthetics and cosmetology.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
James SkoufisPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate42

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
  2. REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source