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Last action · January 14, 2026

To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

Introduced January 7, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB120

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.

Administrative Regulations and Proceedings Barbers and Cosmetologists Boards and Commissions Licensing Occupations and Professions State Agencies

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This bill would update Kentucky's cosmetology law to officially recognize mobile beauty, esthetic, nail, and limited beauty salons alongside traditional fixed-location salons. It would require the Board of Cosmetology to set inspection and operating standards for both types of salons, while balancing the interests of licensed professionals and the public. Who it may affect: licensed cosmetologists, estheticians, and nail technicians who operate or may wish to operate mobile salons, as well as their clients.

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