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Michigan bill would let licensed barbers operate mobile barbershops
Summary
House Bill 4911 would amend the occupational code to allow licensed barbers to provide services from self-contained mobile barbershops, aligning barber licensing with cosmetology rules and aiming to expand services to veterans, seniors and others with limited mobility.
Representative Karen Schmaltz introduced House Bill 4911 to the House Regulatory Reform Committee as a measure to "remove barriers to small business growth while also ensuring a fair market for mobile barbershops." Michael Jordan, owner of Mobile Barber Company, testified he built a fully equipped trailer after COVID closures to serve veterans, seniors, autistic children and people experiencing homelessness and described his operation as "accessibility, dignity, and innovation on wheels."
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