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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2576: Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including fees, and providing transition provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to the practices of barbering and cosmetology. The bill merges the boards of cosmetology arts and sciences and barbering into the board of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, repeals Code chapter 158 governing barbering, and makes conforming Code changes. The bill gives the board of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences all of the powers and responsibilities of the prior boards. The bill provides that current members of the boards of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences shall become members of the merged board until their terms otherwise expire or they are otherwise replaced.

Sponsors

Ways and Means committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

0 FTE position for administrative staff.

Senate subcommittee · named April 12, 2022

  • Sen. Brad Zaun (R)
  • Sen. Tim Goodwin (R)
  • Sen. Pam Jochum (D)

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Cosmetology School Association

In plain words

  1. March 24, 2022Filed in the House
  2. April 1, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. April 4, 2022Passed the House, 97–0
  4. April 5, 2022Arrived in the Senate
  5. April 12, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Zaun, Goodwin and Jochum
  6. April 26, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2576