Legislation that would repeal the state’s prohibition on barbering on Sundays has been unanimously passed by the state Senate, according to Sen. Joe Griffo’s office.

Griffo, R-Rome, sponsored the bill.

The state’s current prohibition disallows “any person who carries on or engages in the business of shaving, hair cutting or other work of a barber on the first days of the week.” The senator’s office says this is “loosely and rarely enforced.”

Sen. Griffo's bill would lift this blanket prohibition and allow establishments to open their doors for business on Sundays if they so choose, his office said.

“I am pleased that the Senate has passed my legislation that will help barbershops and salons recover from the coronavirus pandemic," Griffo said in a prepared statement. “The existing law is antiquated, archaic and unnecessary and should be repealed."

The bill needs to be passed by the Assembly before being sent to the governor for final approval.