Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB273: AN ACT relating to barbering.
Status: In committee, March 17, 2026
Amend KRS 317.430, relating to the Kentucky Board of Barbering, to add the executive director of the board as a nonvoting member; amend KRS 317.450 to remove language regarding good moral character and temperate habit requirements; reduce length of experience from 3 years to 1 year for certain out-of-state applicants; amend KRS 317.470 to change the title of "administrator" to "executive director"; amend KRS 317.540, relating to barber schools to reduce the number of required hours of course instruction from 1,500 to 1,200; increase the maximum number of hours allowed per day from 8 to 10 hours; make technical changes.
What the bill says
An act relating to barbering.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to barbering. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 317.410 is amended to read as follows: As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Barber" means any person who engages in the practice of barbering for the public generally or for consideration; (2) "Barbering" means the practice upon the human neck, face, and head, principally of shaving or trimming the beard or cutting the hair, but includes also: (a) Giving facial and scalp massage or treatments with oils, creams, lotions, or other preparations, either by hand or any contrivance; (b) [Singeing, ]Shampooing, pressing, arranging, dressing, styling, or dyeing the hair or applying hair tonics; and (c) Applying to the neck or head[ cosmetics,] lotions, powders, oils, clays, or other preparations; (3) "Barber pole" means a cylinder or pole with alternating stripes of any combination, including but not limited to red and white, or red, white, and blue, which run diagonally along the length of the pole; (4) "Barber school" or "school of barbering" means an operation, place, or establishment in or through which persons are trained or taught the practice of barbering; (5) "Barber shop" means any establishment in which the practice of barbering is conducted for the general public or for consideration and includes a …
Sponsors
- Mike Clines (R, HD-068) · primary sponsor
- Matthew Koch (R, HD-072)
Latest actions
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : received in Senate
- : 3rd reading, passed 95-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 10 2026
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
- : to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Votes
- House: Pass RCS# 258 (March 16, 2026): 95 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Occupations And Professions, Barbers And Cosmetologists, Licensing, Boards And Commissions
Common questions
- What is HB273?
- HB273 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to barbering.
- What does HB273 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to barbering.
- What is the status of HB273?
- In committee as of March 17, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (S) (March 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB273?
- Mike Clines (R, HD-068), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB273?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb273.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.