HB257 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Barbara DrummondRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, provide for the licensure and regulation of mobile salons, Sec. 34-7B-30 added; Sec. 34-7B-1 am'd.

Summary

The bill lets Alabama license and regulate mobile salons through the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering.

What This Bill Does

It authorizes the board to regulate and license mobile salons in the state and requires the board to adopt rules related to that licensure. Beginning January 1, 2021, the board may issue a license to operate a mobile salon to qualified applicants who meet the chapter’s requirements and pay the fees. Mobile salons would follow the same requirements as shops unless the board’s rules say otherwise, and the board must set standards for facilities, equipment, environment, supplies, personnel, ownership, and procedures in those rules.

Who It Affects

• Mobile salon owners/operators who would need to obtain a board-issued license to operate mobile salons and pay required fees.
• Licensed beauty practitioners (e.g., cosmetologists, barbers, estheticians, manicurists, natural hairstylists, threaders) who work in mobile salons and are subject to the same shop requirements when operating in mobile settings.

Key Provisions

• Adds authority to license and regulate mobile salons by the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, with licensure available beginning January 1, 2021 and subject to fees established by board rules.
• Extends applicable shop requirements to mobile salons and requires the board to adopt rules by January 1, 2021 establishing minimum standards for facilities, equipment, environment, supplies, personnel, ownership, and procedures for mobile salons, with any conflicts resolved in the board’s rules; also amends definitions to include mobile salons under the board’s jurisdiction.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Cosmetology and Barbering Board