ASSEMBLY REGULATED PROFESSIONS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 5867

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  NOVEMBER 24, 2025

      The Assembly Regulated Professions Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 5867.

This bill provides that persons who, prior to moving to New Jersey, rendered barbering services in another state or foreign country that does not issue licenses to provide barbering services, may qualify for a provisional permit under the three-year pilot program, which was established in P.L.2019, c.20 (C.45:5B-28) and is extended for an additional three years.  The pilot program is applicable to a pilot city, which is defined to mean Elizabeth, Passaic, Paterson, and Perth Amboy.

      Under the bill, a provisional permit issued under the pilot program is to be valid for a period of 120 days and is subject to an extension if the applicant continues to meet the criteria of the pilot program and the application for issuance of a license remains pending.

      Under current law, the three-year pilot program applies only to those persons who possess a license to render barbering services in another state or foreign country and who meet certain other criteria.