SB379 would increase the amount of required licensure for barbers and estheticians in the state of Georgia by adding a new “master barber” certification.
The Georgia State Senate passed SB379 on March 12, 2020 by a vote of 49 to 5. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this only serves to stifle business and entrepreneurship. The government should not get in the way of business, especially by adding a new certification that will take them away from work if they want to obtain it.
| Legislator | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Albers | Yes |
| Tonya Anderson | Yes |
| Lee Anderson | Yes |
| Brandon Beach | Yes |
| Ellis Black | Yes |
| Matt Brass | Yes |
| Dean Burke | None |
| Gloria Butler | No |
| Bill Cowsert | Yes |
| Gail Davenport | Yes |
| Greg Dolezal | Yes |
| Mike Dugan | Yes |
| Frank Ginn | Yes |
| Steve Gooch | Yes |
| Marty Harbin | Yes |
| Ed Harbison | No |
| Tyler Harper | Yes |
| Sally Harrell | Yes |
| Bill Heath | Yes |
| Steve Henson | Yes |
| Jack Hill | Yes |
| Chuck Hufstetler | Yes |
| Lester Jackson | Yes |
| Donzella James | -- |
| Burt Jones | None |
| Harold Jones II | Yes |
| Emanuel Jones | No |
| Jennifer Jordan | Yes |
| Zahra Karinshak | No |
| John Kennedy | Yes |
| Kay Kirkpatrick | Yes |
| William Ligon | Yes |
| David Lucas | Yes |
| P.K. Martin | -- |
| Butch Miller | Yes |
| Jeff Mullis | Yes |
| Nan Orrock | Yes |
| Elena Parent | Yes |
| Chuck Payne | Yes |
| Sheikh Rahman | Yes |
| Michael 'Doc' Rhett | Yes |
| Randy Robertson | Yes |
| Valencia Seay | Yes |
| Freddie Powell Sims | No |
| Jesse Stone | Yes |
| Brian Strickland | Yes |
| Carden Summers | Yes |
| Horacena Tate | Yes |
| Bruce Thompson | -- |
| Blake Tillery | Yes |
| Lindsey Tippins | Yes |
| Renee Unterman | Yes |
| Larry Walker III | Yes |
| Ben Watson | -- |
| John Wilkinson | Yes |
| Nikema Williams | Yes |