Bill
H 121
Idaho exempts makeup artistry from Barber/Cosmetology licensure, removing certificates; artists can work without state registration starting July 1, 2025.
Status
- Enacted: Delivered to Governor March 13, 2025; Signed by Governor March 14, 2025.
- Session Law: Chapter 76.
- Effective date: July 1, 2025.
- Introduced: February 4, 2025.
Purpose
- To remove the statutory requirement that makeup artists be certified/ licensed and to exempt makeup artistry from the Barber and Cosmetology Services Act’s licensure requirements.
Key provisions
- Amends Section 54‑5802 (Definitions): revises and renumbers definitions related to cosmetology and related practices (technical edits to definitions appearing in the chapter, including items related to makeup artistry).
- Amends Section 54‑5804 (Establishments): updates statutory language concerning licensed establishments (text not fully shown in source).
- Amends Section 54‑5805 (Exemptions from Licensure): adds an explicit exemption stating that “persons or businesses performing makeup artistry” are not subject to the licensing, certification, and registration provisions of the chapter.
- Repeals Section 54‑5811: removes the existing statutory provision that established certificates for makeup artists (i.e., eliminates the certificate/permit requirement).
- Declares an emergency and provides an effective date (resulting in the July 1, 2025 effective date noted in law).
Who is affected
- Makeup artists and businesses that perform makeup services (salons, retail cosmetic dealers, freelance artists, photography/makeover businesses): they will no longer be required to hold a certification or registration under the Barber and Cosmetology Services Act.
- Barber and Cosmetology Services Licensing Board / Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses: loss of jurisdiction over makeup artistry and an associated reduction in license/certification fee revenue and related board expenditures.
- Establishments currently licensed under the Act: some statutory language about establishments is revised (see full statute for operational details).
Fiscal impact
- Fiscal note: projected nominal decrease in licensing fee revenue to the board and a corresponding decrease in board expenses — overall fiscal impact characterized as nominal.
Legislative history highlights
- Passed House as amended (multiple readings and amendments); passed Senate (35–0).
- Enrolled and transmitted to Governor mid‑March 2025; signed March 14, 2025 (Session Law Ch. 76).
Practical effect
- After July 1, 2025, individuals and businesses may provide makeup services in Idaho without obtaining the state makeup artist certificate or related registration under the Barber and Cosmetology Services Act. For full legal text and operational details (e.g., sanitation requirements, interaction with other exemptions), consult the amended statute in Idaho Code (chapter 54, sections cited).
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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