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HB 243·AK·house

An Act relating to the powers and duties of the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers and the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; and providing for an effective date.

Signed into LawFiled Jan 20, 2026
Sponsor: Ashley Carrick (D)
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(H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/3/26

Jul 3, 2026

Summary

The law lets the Board approve the Department of Commerce to issue licenses for barbers, hairdressers, and related schools, and to require a minimum 12‑hour health‑safety curriculum for manicuring schools. It also gives the Board power to suspend, revoke, or deny licenses, conduct hearings, and ask state agencies to investigate alleged violations. These changes affect practitioners, schools, and shops in the barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, tattooing, and body‑piercing trades.

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