SB2306 • 2026

Professions and Occupations

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 62, Chapter 3; Title 62, Chapter 38 and Title 62, Chapter 4, relative to professions.

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Sponsor: Pody, Lynn
Last action: 2026-02-05
Official status: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Makeup Artist License Exemption Act

This bill allows people who only do makeup application to get a special certificate instead of becoming licensed cosmetologists or aestheticians.

What This Bill Does

Exempts makeup artists from needing a cosmetology or aesthetician license if their work is limited to applying makeup.
Requires these makeup artists to complete an eight-hour training course on health and hygiene approved by the commissioner of commerce and insurance.
Needs makeup artists to register every two years with the department of commerce and insurance, providing contact information and paying a $30 fee.
Requires makeup artists to display a notice at their workplace stating they are not licensed by the state board of cosmetology and barber examiners.

Who It Names or Affects

Makeup artists who only apply makeup
The department of commerce and insurance

Terms To Know

Commissioner: The person in charge of the department of commerce and insurance or their chosen representative.
Department: The department of commerce and insurance, which oversees certain business regulations.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify what happens if a makeup artist provides services beyond applying makeup.
It is unclear how the new certificate will be enforced or monitored by the state.

Bill History

2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee
2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Intro., P1C.
2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2468
By Lynn

SENATE BILL 2306
By Pody
SB2306
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 62, Chapter 3; Title 62, Chapter 38 and Title
62, Chapter 4, relative to professions.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 62-4-109(a), is amended by adding
the following as a new subdivision:
( ) Any person whose occupation or practice is confined solely to makeup
application services; provided, that the person complies with § 62-4-140;
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62, Chapter 4, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
62-4-140.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce and
insurance, or the commissioner's designee; and
(2) "Department" means the department of commerce and insurance.
(b) Before engaging in makeup application services, a person shall:
(1) Attend eight (8) hours of training in health and hygiene, either in
person or online, as approved by the commissioner, receive a certificate
indicating attendance from the training, attest to the one-time training at biennial
registration, and retain and display the certificate on request;
(2) Biennially register with the department, providing a name, address,
and phone number at which the person can be reached, and pay a registration
fee of thirty dollars ($30.00); and

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(3) Post a notice at the place of operation indicating that the person is not
licensed by the state board of cosmetology and barber examiners.
(c) A person providing makeup application services pursuant to this section shall
not:
(1) Refer to themselves as a licensed cosmetologist, unless the person
otherwise meets the requirements under § 62-4-110(a), or licensed aesthetician,
unless the person otherwise meets the requirements under § 62-4-110(d); or
(2) Provide services other than makeup application unless the person
holds the required certificate or license, including placing or applying artificial
eyelashes or tattooing permanent or semipermanent makeup.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.