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HB47
2JGRGKK-1
By Representative Givan
RFD: Boards, Agencies and Commissions
First Read: 13-Jan-26
PFD: 05-Nov-25
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2JGRGKK-1 09/15/2025 KMS (L)cr 2025-2616
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PFD: 05-Nov-25
SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, the Alabama Board of
Cosmetology and Barbering is responsible for licensing
and regulating cosmetologists, barbers, estheticians,
manicurists, and other practitioners of beauty culture.
This bill would provide for the licensing and
regulation of makeup artists and the permitting of
lash/brow artists by the board.
This bill would provide for certain exemptions
and would authorize the operation of mobile studios.
This bill would also specify qualifications for
licensing and would provide qualifications for
grandfathering.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and
Barbering; to amend Sections 34-7B-1, 34-7B-13, and 34-7B-30,
Code of Alabama 1975; to provide further for definitions; to
provide further for exemptions; to authorize the operation of
mobile studios; to add Section 34-7B-25.1 to the Code of
Alabama 1975, to provide for the qualifications, licensing,
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Alabama 1975, to provide for the qualifications, licensing,
and grandfathering of makeup artists; and to add Section
34-7B-25.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the
qualifications and permitting of lash/brow artists.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Sections 34-7B-1, 34-7B-13, and 34-7B-30 of
the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows:
"§34-7B-1
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
(1) APPRENTICE. Any person individual engaged in
learning the practices defined in this article including, but
not limited to, assisting in the performance of any acts of
barbering or cosmetology on the general public under the
constant and direct supervision of a person an individual who
has held a valid current license issued by the board for at
least five two years, in a shop or studio licensed by the
board.
(2) BARBERING. The occupation of shaving or trimming
the beard, cutting or dressing the hair, giving facial or
scalp massages, giving facial or scalp treatment with oils or
creams or other preparations made for that purpose, either by
hand or by means of mechanical appliances, singeing and
shampooing the hair, dyeing the hair, or permanently waving or
straightening the hair of any living or deceased person
individual for compensation, as performed by a Class 2 barber.
(3) BOARD. The Alabama Board of Cosmetology and
Barbering.
(4) CLASS 1 BARBER. A person An individual who only
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(4) CLASS 1 BARBER. A person An individual who only
does the following in his or her ordinary course of business:
Arranges, cleans, cuts, or singes the hair of any person
individual or massages, cleans, stimulates, exercises, or does
similar work on the scalp, face, or neck of any person
individual with the hands, or with mechanical or electrical
apparatus or appliance, or by the use of cosmetic
preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, or creams. Any one
or a combination of the following practices, when done upon
the human body above the seventh cervical vertebra for
cosmetic purposes and not for the treatment of disease or
physical or mental ailments, and when done for payment,
directly or indirectly or without payment for the public
generally: Shaving or trimming the beard or trimming the hair.
(5) CLASS 2 BARBER. Any person individual , other than a
student or apprentice, who performs barbering on the general
public for compensation, and who shall satisfy the
qualifications and licensure requirements provided in this
chapter article for a Class 2 barber. For the purposes of this
chapter article , the term barber, standing alone, shall be
deemed a reference to a Class 2 barber.
(6) COSMETOLOGIST. Any person individual , other than a
student or apprentice, who performs cosmetology on the general
public for compensation, and who shall satisfy the
qualifications and licensure requirements provided in this
article for a cosmetologist.
(7) COSMETOLOGY. Any of the practices generally
recognized as beauty culture, hairdressing, or any other
designation engaged in by any person individual who performs
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designation engaged in by any person individual who performs
such on the general public for compensation including, but not
limited to, cleansing, singeing, cutting, arranging, dressing,
curling, braiding, waxing, bleaching, weaving, coloring the
hair by hand or mechanical apparatus, the use of creams,
lotions, or cosmetic preparations, with or without massage, on
the scalp, face, arms, legs, feet, or hands, esthetics
practices, nail technology, manicure, pedicure, or
desairology.
(8) ESTHETICIAN. Any person individual , other than a
student or apprentice, who performs esthetics on the general
public for compensation, and who shall satisfy the
qualifications and licensure requirements provided in this
article for an esthetician.
(9)(10) ESTHETICS. The practice of performing acts of
skin care including, but not limited to, facials, body waxing,
makeup application , and general esthetics procedures on the
general public for compensation.
(10)(11) ESTHETICS/MANICURE. A combination of the
practices of esthetics and manicure.
(11)(9) ESTHETICIAN/MANICURIST. Any person individual ,
other than a student or apprentice, who performs a combination
of the practices of esthetics and manicure on the general
public for compensation, and who shall satisfy the
qualifications and licensure requirements provided in this
article for an esthetician/manicurist.
(12) INSTRUCTOR. A licensee who teaches in a licensed
or registered school of barbering or any branch of cosmetology
and completes any applicable requirements for continuing
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and completes any applicable requirements for continuing
education.
(13) LASH/BROW APPLICATION. The practice of performing
temporary, semi-permanent lash application services including,
but not limited to, strip lashes, cluster lashes, individual
and single lashes, lash extensions, brow tint, brow
laminations, brow wax, brow arch, brow extensions, brow
threading, and lash lift. The term does not include
microblading, microshading, or microfeathering.
(14) LASH/BROW ARTIST. Any individual, other than a
student or apprentice, who performs lash/brow application
services on the general public for compensation and who shall
satisfy the qualifications and permitting requirements
provided in this article for a lash/brow artist.
(13)(15) LICENSE. A document issued by the board which
entitles the holder to practice the profession listed on the
document.
(14)(16) LICENSEE. Any person individual holding a
license issued pursuant to this article.
(17) MAKEUP APPLICATION. The practice of applying
professional beauty and cosmetic preparations and products to
the skin, eyebrows, and lashes of the faces and necks of the
general public for compensation to enhance, alter, or
transform an individual's appearance including, but not
limited to, manual makeup applications, airbrush application,
temporary and semi-permanent false lash application including
lash lift, strip lash, individual lash, single lash, cluster
lash, lash extensions, lash tint, brow tint, brow wax, brow
arch, face wax, chin wax, upper lip wax, brow threading, brow
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arch, face wax, chin wax, upper lip wax, brow threading, brow
lamination, prosthetic, special effects, and desairology.
(18) MAKEUP ARTIST. Any individual, other than a
student or apprentice, who performs makeup application on the
general public for compensation, and who shall satisfy the
qualifications and licensing requirements provided in this
article for a makeup artist.
(15)(19) MANICURE. The practice of beautifying or
grooming the fingernails, toenails, adding nail tips,
extensions, gels, or massaging the hands, forearms, feet, or
lower legs of the general public for compensation.
(16)(21) MANICURIST. Any person individual , other than
a student or apprentice, who performs the practice of manicure
on the general public for compensation, and who shall satisfy
the qualifications and licensure requirements provided in this
article for a manicurist.
(17)(20) MANICURE/WAXING. A combination of the
practices of manicure and waxing.
(18)(22) MANICURIST/WAXER. Any person individual , other
than a student or apprentice, who performs a combination of
the practices of manicure and waxing on the general public for
compensation, and who shall satisfy the qualifications and
licensure requirements provided in this article for a
manicurist/waxer.
(19)(23) NATURAL HAIR STYLING. The practice of
cleansing, weaving or interweaving, extending, locking,
braiding, or arranging the hair without cutting, coloring,
permanent waving, relaxing, removing, or chemical treatments.
(20)(24) NATURAL HAIRSTYLIST. Any person individual ,
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(20)(24) NATURAL HAIRSTYLIST. Any person individual ,
other than a student, who performs natural hair styling on the
general public for compensation, and who shall satisfy the
qualifications and licensure requirements provided in this
article for a natural hairstylist.
(21)(25) SCHOOL. An establishment licensed or
registered by the board to teach any or all of the practices
of barbering or cosmetology.
(22)(26) SHAMPOO ASSISTANT. Any person individual who
is licensed to perform only the practices of shampooing,
cleansing, or applying temporary weekly color rinses to the
hair of the general public for compensation, and who shall
satisfy the qualifications and licensure requirements provided
in this article for a shampoo assistant.
(23)(27) SHOP. Any place where barbering or cosmetology
is practiced including, but not limited to, a mobile salon.
Only a properly licensed person individual , who is not an
apprentice or a student, may operate a shop.
(24)(28) STUDENT. Any person individual who is engaged
in learning any practice regulated by this article in a school
licensed or registered pursuant to this article, and who, as
part of the learning process, performs or assists in any
practice regulated by this article under the immediate
supervision of an instructor who is licensed pursuant to this
article.
(29) STUDIO. Any place where makeup, brow, lash, or
other esthetics services are practiced including, but not
limited to, a mobile studio or salon. Only a properly licensed
individual, who is not an apprentice or student, may operate a
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individual, who is not an apprentice or student, may operate a
studio or salon.
(25)(31) THREADING. The practice of eyebrow removal
with the use of a loop made of cotton or any other material.
(26)(30) THREADER. Any person individual engaged in the
practice of threading on the general public for compensation,
and who shall satisfy the qualifications and licensure
requirements provided in this article for a threader."
"§34-7B-13
This chapter does not apply to any of the following
individuals, persons, activities, or services:
(1) Service in the case of emergency or domestic
upheaval, without compensation.
(2) Licensed medical professionals operating within the
scope of their normal practice.
(3) Personnel of the United States armed services Armed
Services performing their ordinary duties.
(4) Any public trade school or other public school or
school program under the purview of the State Board of
Education or a local board of education.
(5) Any person individual who only occasionally dresses
hair and receives no compensation therefor, or does any other
act or thing mentioned in this chapter, without holding
himself or herself out to the public as a provider of any
practices defined in this chapter article for compensation.
(6) Departments in retail establishments where
cosmetics are demonstrated and offered for sale but where no
other acts of cosmetology or barbering are performed.
(7) The licensees of any county or municipal barber
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(7) The licensees of any county or municipal barber
board or commission in existence on August 1, 2013, unless
such board or commission elects, by resolution adopted by the
governing body of the county or municipality, to come under
the provisions of this chapter.
(8) Any person individual who practices as a Class 1
barber.
(9) Any individual who works exclusively under contract
with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
(IATSE), or its successor organization. "
"§34-7B-30
(a)(1) Beginning January 1, 2022, the The board may
issue a license for the operation of a mobile salon or mobile
studio to an applicant who submits an application on a form
approved by the board, pays required fees as determined by
rule of the board, and is in compliance with this article.
(2) Requirements that apply to a shop under this
article shall apply to mobile salons, except to the extent
that the requirements conflict with rules adopted by the board
under subsection (b).
(b) By January 1, 2022, the The board shall adopt rules
to implement this section including, but not limited to, the
establishment of fees and minimum specifications for the
facilities, technical equipment, environment, supplies,
personnel, operation, ownership, and procedures for the
operation of mobile salons and mobile studios ."
Section 2. Sections 34-7B-25.1 and 34-7B-25.2 are added
to the Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows:
§34-7B-25.1
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§34-7B-25.1
(a) Subject to subsection (c), no individual may be
admitted to an examination or licensed as a makeup artist
unless he or she satisfies all of the following
qualifications:
(1) Is at least 16 years of age.
(2) Has successfully completed at least 10 grades in
secondary school, or the equivalent.
(3) Has successfully completed one, or a combination
of, the following:
a. At least 300 clock hours of makeup application
instruction in a school licensed or registered under this
article or on courses reported in credit hours. Credit hour
programs shall be reviewed and approved by the board as
satisfying licensure requirements.
b. At least 600 hours in a shop or studio, over a
period of two years and not exceeding eight hours a day or 48
hours a week, under the immediate supervision of a makeup
artist, esthetician, or cosmetologist who has been
continuously licensed under this article for at least two
years.
(b) Any applicant for a makeup artist license who
satisfies the qualifications in subsection (a), registers with
the board, pays any applicable examination fee, successfully
completes any required examination, and pays an original
license fee shall be issued a makeup artist license. Any
individual licensed pursuant to this section shall be subject
to this article and rules adopted by the board including, but
not limited to, shop or studio requirements, sanitation
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not limited to, shop or studio requirements, sanitation
procedures, and license renewal.
(c) Any individual who, on August 1, 2026, has been
professionally applying makeup for at least two years and who
submits proof satisfactory to the board of the following: (i)
maintaining a professional website for at least two years;
(ii) maintaining insurance coverage of a type and in an amount
required by board rule; (iii) completing a 16-hour course
approved and administered by the board or a third-party
provider approved by the board; and (iv) demonstrating
proficiency pursuant to a skills examination administered by
the board, upon payment of the applicable license fee by
January 1, 2027, shall be licensed by the board as a makeup
artist under this section.
§34-7B-25.2
(a) Subject to subsection (c), no individual may be
admitted to an examination or issued a permit as a lash/brow
artist unless he or she possesses all the following
qualifications:
(1) Is at least 16 years of age.
(2) Has successfully completed at least 10 grades in
secondary school, or the equivalent.
(3) Has successfully completed one, or a combination
of, the following:
a. At least 250 clock hours of lash and brow
application instruction in a school licensed or registered
under this article or on courses reported in credit hours.
Credit hour programs shall be reviewed and approved by the
board as satisfying permitting requirements.
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board as satisfying permitting requirements.
b. At least 500 hours in a shop or studio, over a
period of two years and not exceeding eight hours a day or 48
hours a week, under the immediate supervision of a makeup
artist, cosmetologist, esthetician, or lash/brow artist who
has been continuously licensed under this article for at least
two years.
(b) Any applicant for a lash/brow permit who satisfies
the qualifications in subsection (a), registers with the
board, pays any applicable examination fee, successfully
completes any required examination, and pays an original
license fee shall be issued a lash/brow artist permit. Any
individual permitted as a lash/brow artist pursuant to this
section shall be subject to this article and rules adopted by
the board including, but not limited to, shop or studio
requirements, sanitation procedures, and permit renewal.
(c) Any individual who, on August 1, 2026, has been
professionally engaging in lash/brow application for at least
two years and who submits proof satisfactory to the board of
the following: (i) maintaining a professional website for at
least two years; (ii) maintaining insurance coverage of a type
and in an amount required by board rule; (iii) completing a
16-hour course approved and administered by the board or a
third-party provider approved by the board; and (iv)
demonstrating proficiency pursuant to a skills examination
administered by the board, upon payment of the applicable
license fee by January 1, 2027, shall be issued a permit by
the board as a lash/brow artist under this section.
Section 3. This act shall become effective on October
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Section 3. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2026.337