Bill > HB130

This bill updates Kentucky's cosmetology regulations to explicitly recognize and provide standards for mobile beauty salons, esthetic salons, nail salons, and limited beauty salons. The legislation amends several existing statutes to define mobile salons as legitimate "facilities" and "premises" that can be licensed and inspected by the Kentucky Board of Cosmetology. The bill requires the board to establish comprehensive standards for both fixed and mobile salon operations, including inspection criteria, sanitation requirements, and safety protocols. Key changes include allowing mobile versions of various types of beauty salons (such as beauty, esthetic, nail, and limited beauty salons), mandating that the cosmetology board create specific regulations for mobile salon operations, and ensuring that mobile salon practitioners are subject to the same licensing and professional standards as traditional fixed-location salons. The bill aims to modernize cosmetology regulations to accommodate evolving business models while maintaining public health and safety standards, and it directs the board to balance regulatory requirements with the practical feasibility of implementing new rules for mobile salon businesses.

Labor and Employment

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb130.html