AN ACT relating to cosmetology.

Amend KRS 317A.010 to allow fixed or mobile beauty salons, esthetic salons, nail salons, and limited beauty salons; amend KRS 317A.020 and 317A.145 to consider any type of mobile salon a "facility" and a "premises"; amend KRS 317A.060 to require the Board of Cosmetology to set the standards for mobile and fixed salons and establish inspection schedules; direct any administrative regulations to balance licensee and public interests; amend KRS 317A.050 and 317A.155 to conform.

Introduced: January 7, 2026

Last action: January 14, 2026

To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

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This bill updates Kentucky's cosmetology laws to officially recognize mobile beauty salons, esthetic salons, and nail salons as legal operating facilities alongside traditional fixed-location salons. It requires the Kentucky Board of Cosmetology to set standards and inspection schedules for both mobile and fixed salons. Any rules created must balance the interests of licensed cosmetology professionals and the public. Who it may affect: licensed cosmetologists, estheticians, and nail technicians who operate or wish to operate mobile salons, as well as their clients.

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