State Update – March 4
March 4, 2026
HEADLINES -Alabama Senate Passes Blow Dry Styling Deregulation Bill-Missouri and West Virginia Bills Would Create Ambiguous Training Programs-South Carolina House Passes Barbering and Cosmetology Reforms
HEADLINES -Alabama Senate Passes Blow Dry Styling Deregulation Bill-Missouri and West Virginia Bills Would Create Ambiguous Training Programs-South Carolina House Passes Barbering and Cosmetology Reforms
HEADLINES -Esthetics Bills Debated in Indiana and South Dakota-South Carolina Subcommittee Increases Esthetics Hours and Adds Hair Design License-Mississippi Senate Passes Modernization Bill Revising Instructor Training-State Legislative Updates from Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin
February 11, 2026 GOVERNMENT RELATIONS HIGHLIGHTS Nearly There for FY2026: Only Homeland Security Awaits ResolutionReconciliation 2.0 DOA: Republicans Nix Second Budget Package
The US Department of Education released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to…
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS HIGHLIGHTS Congress Returns: Tight deadlines and tighter majoritiesAppropriations Crawl Forward: House moves one minibus, Senate nextDEEPER DIVE: AHEAD Committee Reaches Consensus…
January 9, 2026 AHEAD Committee Update Earlier today, the AHEAD negotiated rulemaking committee reached consensus on proposed institutional accountability regulations that combine portions of the FVT/GE rule with the Do No Harm framework from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. AACS is deeply disappointed with this outcome. The US Department of Education’s continued
January 7, 2026 HEADLINES 34 States Will Kick off 2026 Legislative Sessions by Mid-JanuaryNew Jersey’s Lame Duck Legislature Passes Cosmetology BillsMichigan Barbering and Cosmetology Bills Advance in DecemberSC Bill Would Eliminate Hour Requirements for Barbering Apprenticeships
January 2, 2026 In advance of the AHEAD Negotiated Rulemaking session scheduled for next week, the US Department of Education released its initial set of proposed regulatory…
December 20, 2025 The U.S. Department of Education’s Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) Negotiated Rulemaking Committee will reconvene…
December 17, 2025 GOVERNMENT RELATIONS HIGHLIGHTS Holiday Recess: Healthcare subsidies and funding still in limbo Rulemaking Progress: Consensus on Workforce Pell ED Streamlines E-App: Reporting Burdens Reduced for Institutions FAFSA Update: New low earnings indicator from ED
