HB243 • 2026

BARBERS & HAIRDRESSERS BD LICENSING

An Act relating to the powers and duties of the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers and the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; and providing for an effective date.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK BY REQUEST
Last action: 2026-05-21
Official status: AWAIT TRANSMIT GOV
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on how investigations will be conducted or what exact information must be given by tattoo shops, permanent cosmetic coloring businesses, and body piercing places.

Barbers and Hairdressers Board Licensing

This act changes the responsibilities of the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers in relation to licensing barbers, hairdressers, and related professionals, as well as their interactions with the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.

What This Bill Does

Amends how the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers authorizes licenses and permits for practicing barbers and hairdressers.
Updates the process by which the board interacts with the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to issue licenses for schools teaching barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, and esthetics.
Develops written instructions and notices that tattoo shops, permanent cosmetic coloring businesses, and body piercing places must give or display as required by law.
Gives the board authority to investigate complaints about practices in these industries.
Sets rules for how long a school must teach students about health, safety, and hygiene before they can be certified.

Who It Names or Affects

The Board of Barbers and Hairdressers
The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, esthetics, tattooing, body piercing, and permanent cosmetic coloring businesses

Terms To Know

Board of Barbers and Hairdressers: A group that oversees licensing for barbers and hairdressers.
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development: The government agency responsible for issuing licenses to businesses in Alaska.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify the exact effective date of these changes.
Does not provide details on how investigations will be conducted or what specific information must be given by tattoo shops, permanent cosmetic coloring businesses, and body piercing places.

Bill History

2026-05-21 3023
(H) AWAITING TRANSMITTAL TO GOV
2026-05-20 2841
(S) VERSION: HB 243
2026-05-20 2841
(S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT
2026-05-20 2841
(S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
2026-05-20 2841
(S) PASSED Y20 N-
2026-05-20 2841
(S) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 243
2026-05-20 2841
(S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
2026-05-20 2841
(S) READ THE SECOND TIME
2026-05-20 2841
(S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/20/2026
2026-05-11 2566
(S) FN1: ZERO(CED)
2026-05-11 2566
(S) NR: DUNBAR
2026-05-11 2566
(S) DP: BJORKMAN, GRAY-JACKSON
2026-05-11 2566
(S) L&C RPT 2DP 1NR
2026-05-08 Text
(S) Moved HB 243 Out of Committee
2026-05-08 Text
(S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
2026-04-15 Text
(S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
2026-04-15 Text
(S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
2026-03-30 2091
(S) L&C
2026-03-30 2091
(S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
2026-03-27 1980
(H) VERSION: HB 243
2026-03-27 1980
(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
2026-03-27 1976
(H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
2026-03-27 1975
(H) PASSED Y39 E1
2026-03-27 1975
(H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 243
2026-03-27 1975
(H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
2026-03-27 1975
(H) READ THE SECOND TIME
2026-03-27 1975
(H) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/27/2026
2026-02-04 1554
(H) FN1: ZERO(CED)
2026-02-04 1554
(H) DP: CARRICK, COULOMBE, FRIER, SADDLER, D.NELSON, FIELDS, HALL
2026-02-04 1554
(H) L&C RPT 7DP
2026-02-02 Min
(H) Minutes (HL&C)
2026-02-02 Text
(H) Moved HB 243 Out of Committee
2026-02-02 Text
(H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
2026-01-26 Min
(H) Minutes (HL&C)
2026-01-26 Text
(H) Heard & Held
2026-01-26 Text
(H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
2026-01-20 1448
(H) L&C
2026-01-20 1448
(H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
2026-01-20 1448
(H) PREFILE RELEASED 1/9/26

Official Summary Text

BARBERS & HAIRDRESSERS BD LICENSING
An Act relating to the powers and duties of the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers and the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; and providing for an effective date.

Current Bill Text

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HB0243a -1- HB 243
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HOUSE BILL NO. 243

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK BY REQUEST

Introduced: 1/20/26
Referred: Labor and Commerce

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to the powers and duties of the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers and 1
the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; and providing 2
for an effective date." 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 4
* Section 1. AS 08.13.030(b) is amended to read: 5
(b) The board shall 6
(1) examine applicants and authorize [APPROVE] the Department of 7
Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to issue [ISSUANCE OF] 8
licenses and permits to practice; 9
(2) authorize the Department of Commerce, Community, and 10
Economic Development to issue [ISSUANCE OF] licenses for schools of barbering, 11
hairdressing, manicuring, and esthetics; 12
(3) develop written instructions and notices that tattooing, permanent 13
cosmetic coloring, and body piercing shop owners and practitioners are required to 14
34-LS1197\A
HB 243 -2- HB0243a
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give or display under AS 08.13.215; 1
(4) enforce the provisions of this chapter, regulations adopted under 2
this chapter, and regulations relating to barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, 3
manicuring, and esthetics adopted under AS 44.46.020(a)(5)(C). 4
* Sec. 2. AS 08.13.030(c) is amended to read: 5
(c) The board may 6
(1) refuse to issue, suspend, or revoke a license or permit; 7
(2) on its own motion or upon receipt of a written complaint, conduct 8
hearings and request the 9
(A) Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic 10
Development to investigate the practices of a person, shop, or school involved 11
in the practice or teaching of barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, 12
manicuring, or esthetics; or 13
(B) Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic 14
Development or the Department of Environmental Conservation to investigate 15
the practices of a person, shop, or school involved in the practice or teaching of 16
body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring; 17
(3) adopt regulations or do any act necessary to carry out the 18
provisions of this chapter. 19
* Sec. 3. AS 08.13.110(d) is amended to read: 20
(d) The board shall authorize the issuance of [ISSUE] a license to a school of 21
manicuring if the school offers a curriculum of 12 hours of instruction or training 22
approved by the board that addresses health, safety, and hygiene concerns of 23
manicuring customers and practitioners that are relevant to the practice of manicuring. 24
A school of manicuring may offer instruction in addition to the 12 hours required for a 25
license, but the board may not authorize the issuance of [ISSUE] a license to a 26
school of manicuring if the school requires its students to complete more than 12 27
hours of the required instruction or training in health, safety, and hygiene concerns 28
before the school will certify that the student has completed the school's manicuring 29
course for purposes of AS 08.13.080(e). 30
* Sec. 4. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 31