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H 514 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

BARBER AND COSMETOLOGY SERVICES – Amends existing law to provide for the taking of examinations upon completion of eighty percent of education hours.

Idaho bill H 514 changes licensing requirements for barber, cosmetology, and related beauty professionals. It allows students to take their final licensing exams after completing 80% of the required education hours (instead of 100%), directly affecting those training in approved schools. The bill amends Section 54-5810 of Idaho Code to establish this new threshold for exam eligibility. This change aims to streamline the path to licensure while maintaining safety standards, effective July 1, 2026.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Signed Feb 25, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2026 · House Feb 2, 2026

How they voted

35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Feb 18, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
29 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Brooks(Lakey), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hawkins(Anthon), Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - NicholsTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price,
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Business
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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