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ARIZONA HOUSE BILL 2399<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – Reduces the number of hours in a cosmetology course a person must complete before obtaining a cosmetologist’s license from one thousand five hundred to one thousand. Also reduces the number of training hours a person must complete before receiving a license to practice hairstyling from one thousand to six hundred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – Referred to House Commerce Committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n GEORGIA HOUSE BILL 1231<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – This measure exempts individuals whose activities are limited to blow-dry styling or braiding from licensure as a barber. This measure clarifies that the term “barbering” does not apply to blow-dry styling or braiding if not other activities requiring a license are performed. Blow-dry styling is distinct from the practice of barbering, hair designer, or cosmetology. Blow-dry styling does not include the application of dyes, bleach, reactive chemicals, keratin treatments, or other preparations to color or alter the structure of hair, or shampooing or conditioning hair to which dyes, bleach, reactive chemicals, keratin treatments, or other preparations to color or alter the structure of hair have been applied on the same day. This measure also exempts braiding and threading from cosmetology licensing requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – Referred to House Regulated Industries Committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n IOWA HF 2480<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – This measure allows an individual to engage in threading without a cosmetology license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – Withdrawn and substituted<\/p>\n\n\n\n IOWA SF 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – This measure authorizes licensed cosmetologists to practice at a customer’s home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – Amended to change the subject of the bill outside of cosmetology<\/p>\n\n\n\n IOWA SF 2119<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – This measure allows an individual to engage in threading without a cosmetology license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – Signed by Governor, takes effect July 1, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MINNESOTA HF 2370<\/a> AND MINNESOTA SF 2126<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – Exempts hairstyling, makeup application, and eyelash application from licensing and establishing cosmetology apprenticeships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – Referred to the House Committee on State Government Finance and Elections and Senate Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MINNESOTA HF 266<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – States that the state must not enforce any statute, session law, or administrative rule that relates to an occupational licensing requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – Referred to the House Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MINNESOTA HF 3155<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – This measure creates a “hair technician license”. “Hair technician” is any person who, for compensation, performs personal services for the cosmetic care of the hair, including cutting the hair and the application of dyes, bleach, reactive chemicals, keratin, or other preparations to color or alter the structure of the hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – Referred to House State Government Finance and Elections Committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n MINNESOTA HF 3559<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – Creates a single 3-year practitioner license with various endorsements, allows special event permit eligibility for all licensed practitioners, requires registration for unlicensed hair and makeup artists, CE provider improvement<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – Referred to State Government Finance and Elections Committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n MINNESOTA HF 554<\/a> AND MINNESOTA SF 691<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – This measure is authorizing local government licensing of facilities for barbering and cosmetology and repealing state licensing of barbers and cosmetologists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – Referred to House Local Government Committee and Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy<\/p>\n\n\n\n MISSOURI HB 2131<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – This measure allows a licensed cosmetologist to not be required to maintain a principal office, place of business, or employment in order to engage in the practice of cosmetology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – Passed committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSE BILL 1171<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – Will remove arranging, dressing, curling, waving, cleansing, applying makeup, applying eyelash extensions, and removal of hair from the definition of cosmetology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – Referred to study by Senate Executive Departments and Administration Committee, remains eligible for consideration in committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n NEW YORK AB 9008<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – Will eliminate the requirement of a license for a natural hair stylist and will require salon assistants to receive a license to operate in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – Amended to remove provisions related to cosmetology<\/p>\n\n\n\n OKLAHOMA HB 3195<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – Under this measure, the provisions of the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act are not applicable to cosmetologists or hairstylists providing services to employers engaged in the theatrical, radio, television, or motion picture production industries, modeling, or photography businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – signed by Governor, takes effect November 1, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n OKLAHOMA HB 3980<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – Amends existing law to allow the use of a facility other than a licensed cosmetology or barbershop by a licensed or certified practitioner without requiring an emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – Introduced<\/p>\n\n\n\n OKLAHOMA SB 756<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – This measure allows for a private certification organization for occupations. The organization must set certificate requirements that relate to the occupation and post them online, as well as have fifty certified individuals within a year of registration as an organization. An individual who is certified through the organization for an occupation is legally allowed to practice that occupation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – Referred to the Senate Business, Commerce, and Tourism committee and then the Senate Appropriations Committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n PENNSYLVANIA HM 36030<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – Would require all salons and spas to be licensed and regulated by the PA Department of State and the statute explicitly prohibits \u201cbooth rental\u201d In these facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – First chamber<\/p>\n\n\n\n SOUTH CAROLINA HB 4082<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – Establishes requirements for hair design licensure. Hair design means arranging, styling, thermal curling, chemical waxing, pressing, shampooing, cutting, shaping, chemical bleaching, chemical coloring, chemical relaxing, or similar work on the hair, wig, or hairpiece of a person, by any means, with hands and mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – Referred to Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, and Industry, hearing held, eligible for consideration<\/p>\n\n\n\n UTAH HB 484<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – This measure prohibits a county, municipality, or local health department from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – failed upon adjournment<\/p>\n\n\n\n VIRGINIA SB 544<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – Directs the Board for Barbers and Cosmetology to require completion of no more than 1,000 hours of training in the field for which an applicant for a license to practice cosmetology seeks initial licensing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – Hearing held House Committee on General Laws, eligible for consideration next legislative session<\/p>\n\n\n\n WEST VIRGINIA HB 2098<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summary<\/strong> – Would prohibit the enactment or application of local laws for the registration, certification, or licensing of any trade, occupation, or profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Status<\/strong> – Failed<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n