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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho House Bill 513 reduces required training hours for cosmetology licensure
Last action · January 23, 2026: Reported Printed and Referred to Business
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What This Bill Proposed
Idaho House Bill 513 reduces the required training hours for aspiring cosmetologists from 1,600 to 1,000 hours for school instruction and from 3,200 to 2,000 hours for s, effective July 1, 2026. The legislation amends Section 54-5810 of the Idaho Code to revise qualifications within the Barber and Cosmetology Services Act.
Aspiring cosmetologists in Idaho face lower educational hour requirements before taking their licensing exams, which shortens the timeline and reduces the training costs required to enter the profession.
- The Barber and Cosmetology Services Act governs the licensing, training standards, and operational rules for practitioners of cosmetology, barbering, and related beauty professions in Idaho. context
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 must complete fewer training hours in school or through apprenticeships to qualify for licensure.
Cosmetology schools
Schools must adjust their approved course instruction programs to reflect the new 1,000-hour requirement.
Key Facts
- Reduces required school instruction hours for cosmetologists from 1,600 to 1,000 hours.
- Reduces required apprenticeship hours for cosmetologists from 3,200 to 2,000 hours.
- Establishes an effective date of July 1, 2026, due to an emergency clause.
- Maintains general applicant requirements including being at least 16 and one-half years of age, having at least two years of high school or equivalent education, passing an examination, and proving no grounds for discipline.
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- Requires cosmetology apprentices to be registered with the board and meet age, education, and disciplinary record standards.
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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
2 actions- Jan 23, 2026CommitteeReported Printed and Referred to Business
- Jan 22, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
Version history
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Sources
legislature.idaho.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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