HEADLINES California Sunset Bill Continues to Advance2026 State Bill Enactments: Part 2 of 2…

  Oklahoma Sunset Bill Sent to GovernorNorth Carolina Senate Passes Hour Reduction BillLegislative Updates from Hawaii, Illinois, and….

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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

  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

  December 10, 2025 HEADLINES 46 State Legislatures to Convene in 2026Florida Proposes Transferring Barbering and Cosmetology Oversight New Jersey Textured Hair Bill Continues to AdvanceND Finalizes Apprenticeship and Advanced Esthetics Regulations…