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Kentucky 2026RS

HB 273

AN ACT relating to barbering.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-11 12:11:04 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Barbers And Cosmetologists, Boards And Commissions, Licensing, Occupations And Professions
Introduced / first action
2026-01-08 05:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

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.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  2. received in Senate

  3. 3rd reading, passed 95-1 with Committee Substitute (1)

    passage, reading-3

  4. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 10 2026

  5. 2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  6. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

    committee-passage

  7. to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

    referral-committee

  8. to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  9. introduced in House

    introduction

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