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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana House Bill 912 Establishes Licensing and Certification Rules for Alternative Hairstylists
Last action · March 9, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.Sponsor: Candace Newell
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What This Bill Proposed
Louisiana House Bill 912 officially establishes state certification and training requirements for alternative hairstylists, expands the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology from eight to nine members to include an alternative hairstylist, and sets initial and renewal certificate fees at $35. The measure defines practices, mandates specific training hours at board-approved schools, and requires salons without licensed alternative hairstylist owners to employ qualified managers.
The measure creates a formal legal framework and mandatory training requirements for practitioners of natural hair styling, braiding, and locking in Louisiana, impacting salon owners, instructors, and individuals seeking professional certification.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Alternative hairstylists
Alternative hairstylists must obtain a certificate of registration, complete required training courses, pay a $35 initial and renewal fee, and renew their certificates on or before their date of birth.
Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology
The board expands from eight to nine members, gains an alternative hairstylist board member, and assumes responsibilities for examining alternative hairstylist applicants and approving training courses.
Cosmetology schools
Schools are authorized to offer new specialized courses and programs in alternative hair design and alternative hair design teacher training.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
- Feb 27, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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