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Relating to educational requirements for a permit to perform tattooing
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 7, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 8, 2023
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 16, 2023
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 15, 202337–11
- Done: House committeeMarch 29, 2023
- Done: Passes the HouseApril 4, 202365–32
- Done: To the GovernorMay 11, 2023
- Done: Signed into lawJune 1, 2023
Signed into law What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The Department of Health and Human Services can no longer require people to show a high school diploma or a college degree to get a tattoo permit. This change affects anyone applying for a permit to perform tattooing in Iowa.1
Read the official explanation
This bill prohibits the department of health and human services from requiring an applicant for a permit to perform tattooing to show proof of a high school diploma, high school equivalency diploma, or degree from an accredited college as a condition of issuing the permit.
Changed since by amendment H-1167; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named March 16, 2023. On March 22, 2023 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-0.
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