Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB885: AN ACT relating to cosmetology.
Status: In committee, March 27, 2026
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 317A to prohibit a licensee from performing services that go beyond the stratum germinativum layer unless practicing under the immediate supervision of a licensed physician; prohibit a licensee from performing any service regulated by another agency without the appropriate licensing for that service; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 317A to define "fixed salon" and "mobile salon"; change "limited beauty salon" to "limited facility" throughout; require any person who attempts to practice cosmetology or shampoo styling without being licensed to pay an administrative penalty to the board in an amount not to exceed $1,500 for each offense; authorize the board to investigate any and all unlicensed activity of services licensed under KRS Chapter 317A; prohibit a licensee from holding clinics if the clinics are not sponsored by a beauty specialty group for a service that require a license or permit under KRS Chapter 317A; require any person who applies for an esthetician license to have completed 750 hours of instruction in a licensed school within 5 years of submitting an application for licensure; establish licensing for mobile salons and limited facilities; exclude completion of 50 hours of esthetics or nail technology training within the last 2 years from licensure requirements for teaching esthetic practices or nail technology; establish license and renewal periods by administrative regulations promulgated by the board; establish a permit for natural hair braiding; exempt a person practicing natural hair brading from being required to have a salon license if working out of their home, a limited facility license if only working with other natural hair braiders, or obtaining cosmetology instruction hours beyond a sanitation course; require the board to promulgate administrative regulations to set standards for mobile salons and limited facilities; establish a code of professional conduct for persons licensed and permitted by the
What the bill says
An act relating to cosmetology.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to cosmetology. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 317A IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) A licensee shall not perform any service that goes beyond the stratum germinativum layer, also known as the basal layer of the epidermis, unless practicing under the direct supervision or (b) An advanced practice registered nurse as defined in KRS 314.011. (2) A licensee shall not perform any service regulated by another state board or agency without the appropriate licensing for that service. For the purpose of this subsection, "service" includes but is not limited (b) Microblading; and (c) Piercing. Section 2. KRS 317A.010 is amended to read as follows: As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Beauty salon" means any establishment, fixed or mobile, in which the practice of cosmetology is conducted for the general public or for consideration; (2) "Board" means the Kentucky Board of Cosmetology; (3) "Cosmetologist" means a person who engages in the practice of cosmetology for the public generally or for consideration, regardless of the name under which the practice is conducted; (4) "Cosmetology" means the practice (b) Esthetics; and (c) Nail technology. HB088510.100 - 2232 - XXXX 3/27/2026 11:00 AM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 885/GA …
Sponsors
- Gordon, Deanna (R, HD-081) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : received in Senate
- : 3rd reading, passed 64-18 with Floor Amendment (1)
- : floor amendment (1) filed
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- : to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Votes
- House: Pass RCS# 356 (March 27, 2026): 64 yea, 18 nay, passed
Subjects: Occupations And Professions, Barbers And Cosmetologists, Licensing, Boards And Commissions
Common questions
- What is HB885?
- HB885 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to cosmetology.
- What does HB885 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to cosmetology.
- What is the status of HB885?
- In committee as of March 27, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (S) (March 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB885?
- Gordon, Deanna (R, HD-081).
- Where is the official record for HB885?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb885.html
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