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A bill for an act relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including schools of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences and a combined course of study for the practice of esthetics and nail technology.(Formerly SF 316 .)

A bill for an act relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including schools of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences and a combined course of study for the practice of esthetics and nail technology.(Formerly SF 316 .)

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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
COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
Last action
2025-05-12
Official status
Withdrawn. S.J. 965 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including schools of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences and a combined course of study for the practice of esthetics and nail technology.(Formerly SF 316 .)

A bill for an act relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including schools of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences and a combined course of study for the practice of esthetics and nail technology.(Formerly SF 316 .)

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including schools of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences and a combined course of study for the practice of esthetics and nail technology.(Formerly SF 316 .)

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-12 Iowa Legislature

    Withdrawn. S.J. 965 .

  2. 2025-05-12 Iowa Legislature

    HF 711 substituted. S.J. 963 .

  3. 2025-05-12 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment S-3142 adopted. S.J. 963 .

  4. 2025-05-08 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment S-3142 filed. S.J. 946 .

  5. 2025-04-03 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 689 .

  6. 2025-03-18 Iowa Legislature

    Attached to HF 711 . S.J. 554 .

  7. 2025-03-06 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 442 .

  8. 2025-03-06 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 431 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including schools of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences and a combined course of study for the practice of esthetics and nail technology.(Formerly SF 316 .)

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

551

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

551

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

STATE

GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SF

316)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

practice

of

barbering

and

cosmetology

1

arts

and

sciences,

including

schools

of

barbering

and

2

cosmetology

arts

and

sciences

and

a

combined

course

of

study

3

for

the

practice

of

esthetics

and

nail

technology.

4

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

157.8A,

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

1

follows:

2

157.8A

Use

of

schools

of

barbering

and

cosmetology

arts

and

3

sciences.

4

1.

A

school

of

barbering

and

cosmetology

arts

and

sciences

5

may

be

used

for

purposes

other

than

student

instruction

so

long

6

as

the

other

activities

do

not

disrupt

classes.

7

2.

An

instructor

employed

by

a

school

of

barbering

and

8

cosmetology

arts

and

sciences

may

perform

barbering

and

9

cosmetology

arts

and

sciences

services

at

the

school

of

10

barbering

and

cosmetology

arts

and

sciences

for

compensation

11

while

not

instructing

students.

12

3.

The

board

shall

adopt

rules

for

the

implementation

of

13

this

section

.

14

Sec.

2.

Section

157.10,

subsection

1,

Code

2025,

is

amended

15

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

16

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

d.

The

board

may

approve

a

course

of

study

17

allowing

a

student

to

simultaneously

study

for

licenses

to

18

practice

both

esthetics

and

nail

technology.

A

student

who

19

partially

completes

a

combined

course

of

study

for

licensure

20

for

the

practice

of

esthetics

and

nail

technology

is

not

21

eligible

for

licensure

for

the

practice

of

esthetics

or

nail

22

technology

unless

the

student

has

completed

the

licensure

23

requirements

for

the

practice

of

esthetics

or

nail

technology.

24

The

board

shall

adopt

rules

pursuant

to

chapter

17A

for

the

25

implementation

of

this

paragraph.

26

Sec.

3.

Section

157.11,

subsection

3,

Code

2025,

is

amended

27

to

read

as

follows:

28

3.

A

licensed

school

of

barbering

and

cosmetology

arts

and

29

sciences

at

which

students

or

licensees

practice

barbering

and

30

cosmetology

arts

and

sciences

is

exempt

from

licensing

as

an

31

establishment.

32

EXPLANATION

33

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

34

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

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This

bill

relates

to

barbering

and

cosmetology

arts

and

1

sciences.

The

bill

allows

an

instructor

employed

by

a

school

2

of

barbering

and

cosmetology

arts

and

sciences

to

perform

3

barbering

and

cosmetology

arts

and

sciences

services

for

4

compensation

at

the

school

while

not

instructing

students.

A

5

school

of

barbering

and

cosmetology

arts

and

sciences

where

a

6

licensee

performs

barbering

and

cosmetology

arts

and

sciences

7

services

is

not

required

to

obtain

a

license

as

a

barbering

and

8

cosmetology

arts

and

sciences

establishment.

9

The

bill

allows

the

board

of

barbering

and

cosmetology

arts

10

and

sciences

(board)

to

approve

a

course

of

study

allowing

11

a

student

to

simultaneously

study

for

licenses

to

practice

12

both

esthetics

and

nail

technology.

A

student

who

partially

13

completes

a

combined

course

of

study

for

licensure

for

the

14

practice

of

esthetics

and

nail

technology

is

not

eligible

for

15

licensure

for

the

practice

of

esthetics

or

nail

technology

16

unless

the

student

has

completed

the

licensure

requirements

17

for

the

practice

of

esthetics

or

nail

technology.

The

bill

18

requires

the

board

to

adopt

rules

relating

to

the

combined

19

license

for

the

practice

of

esthetics

and

nail

technology.

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