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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho reduces required training hours for cosmetology licensure and apprenticeships
Last action · February 13, 2026: Take bill off General Orders; referred to Business
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What This Bill Proposed
Idaho reduces the required school instruction hours for s from 1,600 to 1,000 and apprenticeship hours from 3,200 to 2,000, effective January 1, 2027.
Changes the educational time commitment required for individuals entering the cosmetology profession in Idaho.
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.
Cosmetology applicants
Applicants face reduced training hour requirements to qualify for licensure.
Key Facts
- Reduces the required hours of instruction in an approved cosmetology school from 1,600 to 1,000 hours.
- Reduces the required apprenticeship hours for cosmetology from 3,200 to 2,000 hours.
- Sets the effective date of the act for January 1, 2027.
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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
7 actions- Feb 13, 2026CommitteeTake bill off General Orders; referred to Business
- Feb 4, 2026U.C. to be placed on General Orders, no objection
- Feb 3, 2026U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- Feb 2, 2026U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- Jan 30, 2026Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Jan 29, 2026Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
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- Jan 28, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
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legislature.idaho.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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