HB404 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Juandalynn GivanRepresentative

Democrat

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, makeup artist license and lash/brow artist permit qualifications provided, exemptions

Summary

HB404 would license makeup artists and issue lash/brow artist permits through the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, including rules for mobile studios and grandfathering for existing practitioners.

What This Bill Does

The bill creates a new makeup artist licensing track and a lash/brow artist permit, overseen by the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. It sets education, clock-hour, and supervised-work requirements, plus exam and fee steps, and requires license/permit holders to follow board rules on sanitation and shop or studio operations. It also authorizes mobile studios and includes grandfathering provisions for existing makeup and lash/brow workers who meet specified criteria by certain dates.

Who It Affects

• Makeup artists: must meet new education/hours requirements, pass an exam, and obtain a makeup artist license; may qualify for grandfathering if they meet specific criteria by deadlines.
• Lash/brow artists: must obtain a lash/brow artist permit with its own education/hours requirements and exam; grandfathering available for those with two years of experience by a set date.
• Shop/studio operators and employers: must ensure facilities, sanitation, and operations comply with board rules; mobile studios are allowed under a licensed framework.
• Cosmetology/esthetics professionals who supervise trainees: supervision requirements define eligible hours for makeup and lash/brow training programs.
• Mobile studio operators: can operate under a board-issued mobile license with standards set by the board.

Key Provisions

• Adds makeup artist licensing and lash/brow artist permitting under the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering and allows operation of mobile studios.
• Defines new terms (e.g., makeup artist, lash/brow artist, studio, shop) and updates exemptions related to the chapter.
• Makeup artist qualifications: must be at least 16, complete 10th-grade or equivalent, and meet either 300 hours of makeup instruction or 600 hours of supervised work in a licensed shop/studio, with exam and license fee.
• Lash/brow artist qualifications: must be at least 16, complete 10th-grade or equivalent, and meet either 250 hours of lash/brow instruction or 500 hours of supervised work in a licensed shop/studio, with exam and permit fee.
• Grandfathering for makeup artists: those with professional makeup experience and meeting specific criteria by August 1, 2025 (website, insurance, a 16-hour board-approved course, and a skills exam) can be licensed by January 1, 2026.
• Grandfathering for lash/brow artists: those with two years of professional lash/brow work by August 1, 2025, plus proof (website, insurance, a 16-hour board-approved course, and a skills exam) can receive a lash/brow permit by January 1, 2026.
• Board to adopt rules by January 1, 2022 to implement mobile studio/salon requirements, including facility and equipment standards, sanitation procedures, and license renewal.

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