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Relating to a barbering and cosmetology establishment training program
Sponsored by Sen. Jesse Green (R)
Topics:State government
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 16, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 3, 2025
- Done: Passes the SenateMay 12, 202530–20
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 17, 202567–29
- Done: To the GovernorMay 27, 2025
- Done: Signed into lawJune 6, 2025
HF 711 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 711, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 711 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences by certain unlicensed persons. The bill requires the board of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences to create an establishment training program (program). The bill allows an establishment to participate in the program by registering with the board. who regularly provides those services. The bill requires an unlicensed person participating in the program to first receive education regarding barbering and cosmetology laws and rules and sanitation.
Read the full explanation
The owner of an establishment participating in the program is responsible for ensuring the education, training, skills, and competence of persons who provide services in the owner’s establishment. The bill requires an establishment participating in the program to comply with all facility and minimum equipment requirements, safety and infection control provisions, inspection requirements, management requirements, and establishment licensing renewal requirements. The bill requires the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing to inspect an establishment participating in the program as often as it deems necessary to ensure compliance with these requirements. The bill also requires an establishment participating in the program to inform a consumer receiving services from an unlicensed person in writing prior to the provision of services. The bill allows a party prevailing in an action based on an injury alleged to have occurred in an establishment participating in the program to recover reasonable attorney’s fees and receive other equitable relief as determined by the court. The bill allows the board to order an establishment to immediately cease participation in the program if it has probable cause to believe that human health is endangered. The bill requires the board to formally investigate an establishment subject to discipline under the bill and allows the board to reinstate or revoke the establishment’s participation in the program, and to suspend, revoke, or reinstate the establishment’s license.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Changed since by amendments H-1325, S-3143, S-3142, H-1046; see Amendments. Full bill text · What changed before it passed
Senate subcommittee
Named January 16, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Iowa Code it changes
Creates§157.12D
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Lobbying
6 for · 3 against · 3 undecided · Who →
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Tried before
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- HF 2117 Relating to a barbering and cosmetology establishment training program90th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · same titleCleared committee
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