HB341 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Susan DuBoseRepresentative
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, exemption for the licensing and regulation of makeup applicators provided
Summary: HB341 would exempt makeup applicators who only provide makeup services from licensing and regulation by the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, effective Oct 1, 2025.
What This Bill Does
The bill amends the law to exclude individuals who only perform makeup application from the board’s licensing and regulatory authority. It defines makeup application and specifies which items are included (e.g., primer, foundation, lipstick, mascara) and which procedures are not considered makeup (e.g., microblading, lash tinting, permanent makeup). It also addresses how local barber boards can elect to be brought under the same provisions, and preserves separate status for Class 1 barbers. The change becomes effective October 1, 2025.

Who It Affects
Individuals who exclusively provide makeup application services (they would no longer need board licensing or regulation).
Makeup applicators working in events, shops, spas, or homes who currently would be regulated by the board.
Licensees of county or municipal barber boards existing on August 1, 2013, who may choose to come under the Alabama Board’s provisions if their local board adopts a resolution to do so.
People who practice as a Class 1 barber (exempt from the board under the new language).

Key Provisions
Exempts from licensing and regulation by the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering any person whose occupation is solely makeup application.
Defines makeup application and lists included items (primer, face paint, lipstick, eyeliner, eye shadow, foundation, rouge, mascara, strip lashes, face powder, corrective stick, makeup remover) and exclusions (e.g., microblading, lash/brow tinting, permanent makeup, hair removal).
Amends Section 34-7B-13 to reflect the exemption for makeup application from the chapter.
Allows county or municipal barber boards to elect, by local resolution, to come under the provisions of the chapter; otherwise, their licensees remain exempt.
Effective date: October 1, 2025.

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