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HB2056 • 2026

Boards and Commissions

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62, Chapter 3 and Title 62, Chapter 4, relative to professional licensing.

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Sponsor
Towns, Lamar
Last action
2026-03-18
Official status
Reset on Final cal. 2 of Business and Utilities Subcommittee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on the duration for which student identification numbers must be maintained by the board.

Boards and Commissions

This bill requires the state board of cosmetology and barber examiners to create student identification numbers for applicants accruing instructional hours instead of using social security numbers.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the state board of cosmetology and barber examiners to use a unique student identification number for each applicant who is accumulating instructional hours.
  • Prohibits the board from using an applicant's social security number on public-facing documents such as hourly report forms.
  • The board must maintain these student identification numbers until applicants are ready to take their exams or receive certification.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Applicants for cosmetology and barber licensing in Tennessee.
  • The state board of cosmetology and barber examiners.

Terms To Know

Student Identification Number
A unique number assigned to each student applicant by the state board, used instead of social security numbers for tracking instructional hours.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how long these identification numbers must be kept or what happens after an applicant receives their certification.
  • It is unclear if other states have similar requirements or systems in place.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to SB1800

Plain English: The amendment requires barber schools, cosmetology schools, and instructor training programs to use student identification numbers instead of social security numbers when reporting instructional hours for licensing purposes.

  • Barber schools and colleges must use a unique student ID number instead of the student's Social Security Number (SSN) on hourly report forms until the student is ready to take an exam or receive certification.
  • Cosmetology schools must also use a unique student ID number instead of SSNs when reporting instructional hours for licensing purposes.
  • Administrators of board-approved instructor training programs must use student identification numbers for biennial reports and initial or ongoing instruction hour requirements.
  • The amendment does not specify how schools will generate or manage these unique student ID numbers.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Re-refer to S. Cal Comm

  2. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Reset on Final cal. 2 of Business and Utilities Subcommittee

  3. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026

  4. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  5. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  6. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  7. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  8. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  9. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  10. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026

  11. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  12. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  13. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee

  14. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee

  15. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  16. 2026-01-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  17. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  18. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  19. 2026-01-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 1800
By Lamar

HOUSE BILL 2056
By Towns
HB2056
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62,
Chapter 3 and Title 62, Chapter 4, relative to
professional licensing.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 62-3-110, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(c) The state board of cosmetology and barber examiners shall use a student
identification number for applicants accruing instructional hours in order to apply for an
examination. The board shall not use a student's social security number on an hourly
report form and shall instead use the student identification number until a student is
ready to take an examination or receive a certificate of registration.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 62-3-124, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(e) The board shall use a student identification number for applicants accruing
instructional hours in order to apply for a certificate of registration as a barber instructor.
The board shall not use a student's social security number and shall instead use the
student identification number until a student is ready to be registered. The board shall
use the student identification number for a barber instructor's biennial reporting required
by subsection (b).
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 62-4-105, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(g) The board shall create and maintain a student identification number for each
applicant accruing instructional hours in order to apply for a certificate of registration or

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license under the authority of the board. The board shall not use a student's social
security number as a public-facing identifier of the person and shall instead use the
person's student identification number.
SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 62-4-110, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(g) The board shall use a student identification number for applicants accruing
instructional hours in order to apply for an examination. The board shall not use a
student's social security number on an hourly report form and shall instead use the
student identification number until a student is ready to take an examination or receive a
license.
SECTION 5. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 62-4-114, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(e) The board shall use the active instructor's student identification number for
reporting ongoing or initial instructional hours required by subsections (a) and (b).
SECTION 6. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 62-4-135, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(d) The board shall use a student identification number for applicants accruing
instructional hours for a certificate. The board shall not use a student's social security
number on an hourly report form and shall instead use the student identification number
until a student is ready to receive a certificate.
SECTION 7. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.