Kentucky 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House 2 R cosponsors

HB 273 — AN ACT relating to barbering.

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This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 08, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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Summary

Amend KRS 317.430, relating to the Kentucky Board of Barbering, to add the executive director of the board as a nonvoting member; amend KRS 317.450 to remove language regarding good moral character and temperate habit requirements; reduce length of experience from 3 years to 1 year for certain out-of-state applicants; amend KRS 317.470 to change the title of "administrator" to "executive director"; amend KRS 317.540, relating to barber schools to reduce the number of required hours of course instruction from 1,500 to 1,200; increase the maximum number of hours allowed per day from 8 to 10 hours; make technical changes.

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Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill HB 273 updates the definition of "barbering" to include more specific practices like shampooing, styling, and applying lotions, while also simplifying the language by removing outdated terms. Additionally, it streamlines the structure of the Kentucky Board of Barbering, focusing on its composition and appointment process, including the removal of certain historical provisions. These changes are significant as they aim to modernize the barbering profession in Kentucky and ensure clear guidelines for both practitioners and regulatory bodies.

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1436 AN ACT relating to barbering.
UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 273/GA AN ACT relating to barbering.
KRS 317.410 is amended to read as follows:
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Barber" means any person who engages in the practice of barbering for the public generally or for consideration;
(2) "Barbering" means the practice upon the human neck, face, and head, principally of shaving or trimming the beard or cutting the hair, but includes also:
(a) Giving facial and scalp massage or treatments with oils, creams, lotions, or other preparations, either by hand or any contrivance;
(b) [Singeing, ]Shampooing, pressing, arranging, dressing, styling, or dyeing the hair or applying hair tonics;
and (c) Applying to the neck or head[ cosmetics,] lotions, powders, oils, clays, or other preparations;
(3) "Barber pole" means a cylinder or pole with alternating stripes of any combination, including but not limited to red and white, or red, white, and blue, which run diagonally along the length of the pole;
(4) "Barber school" or "school of barbering" means an operation, place, or establishment in or through which persons are trained or taught the practice of barbering;
(5) "Barber shop" means any establishment in which the practice of barbering is conducted for the general public or for consideration and includes a mobile barber shop;
(6) "Board" means the Kentucky Board of Barbering;
(7) "Endorsement" means the process of granting a license under this chapter to an applicant licensed in another state;
(8) "Independent contract owner" means any barber or apprentice barber licensed under Page 1 of 12 HB027310.100 - 1436 - XXXX 3/16/2026 5:02 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 273/GA this chapter who leases or rents space in a barber shop;
(9) "Lapse fees" means the annual renewal license fee which would have been paid for the period during which a license has lapsed;
and (10) "Mobile barber shop" means a self-contained unit in which the practice of barbering is conducted and which may be moved, towed, or transported from one (1) location to another.
Section 2.
KRS 317.420 is amended to read as follows:
(1) A[No] person shall not engage in the practice of "barbering" for other than cosmetic purposes nor shall any person engage in barbering for the treatment of physical or mental ailments, except that[ the provisions of] this chapter shall not apply to:
(a) Persons authorized by the law of this state to practice medicine, chiropody, optometry, dentistry, chiropractic, nursing, or embalming when incidental practices of barbering are performed by them in the normal course of the practice of their profession;
(b) Commissioned medical or surgical personnel of the United States Armed Forces performing incidental practices of barbering in the course of their duties;
or (c) Barbering services performed at an institution operated by or under contract to the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (1) of this section, a[no] person shall not engage in the practice of barbering for the public generally or for consideration without the appropriate license required by this chapter.
(3) A[No] person, unless duly and properly licensed pursuant to this chapter, shall not:
(a) Teach barbering;
(b) Operate a barber shop or mobile barber shop;
(c) Conduct or operate a school for barbers;
(d) Lease or rent booth space as an independent contract owner;
or Page 2 of 12 HB027310.100 - 1436 - XXXX 3/16/2026 5:02 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 273/GA (e) Operate a mobile barber shop without first notifying the board of its location or change in its location.
(4) A[No] person shall not aid or abet any person in violating[ the provisions of] this section, nor shall any person engage or employ for consideration any person for the performance of any practice licensed by this chapter unless the person to perform such practice holds and displays the current appropriate license therefor.
(5) Except as provided in this chapter, a[no] person or business shall not:
(a) Advertise barbering services, unless the person or business and the personnel it employs are licensed under this chapter;
(b) Advertise as a barber shop or mobile barber shop, unless all persons in the shop practicing barbering services are licensed under this chapter.
Any barber practicing in a shop licensed as both a barber shop and a salon licensed under KRS Chapter 317A may display an image, that is at least four (4) inches high, of a barber pole at his or her station;
or (c) Use or display a barber pole for the purpose of advertising barbering services to the public unless it:
1.
Has a barber shop license;
and 2.
Employs a barber licensed under this chapter.
(6) A person holding an active barber license from the board and who practices in a shop licensed by the board may render services for pay or otherwise to:
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(a) A person suffering from a terminal illness who is receiving the services of a hospice program either at home or at a hospice inpatient unit;
or (b) A person who is deceased and in the care of a funeral establishment.
Section 3.
(1) There is hereby created an independent agency of the state government to be known as the Kentucky Board of Barbering, which shall have complete supervision over the administration of the provisions of this chapter relating to barbers, barbering, barber shops, mobile barber shops, independent contract owners, barber schools, and the teaching of barbering.
(1) There is hereby created an independent agency of the state government to be known as the Kentucky Board of Barbering, which shall have complete supervision over the administration of[ the provisions of] this chapter relating to barbers, barbering, Page 3 of 12 HB027310.100 - 1436 - XXXX 3/16/2026 5:02 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 273/GA barber shops, mobile barber shops, independent contract owners, barber schools, and the teaching of barbering.
(b) The executive director employed under Section 3 of this Act shall be a nonvoting member of the board.
(b) The executive director employed under Section 7 of this Act shall be a nonvoting member of the board.
(5) The board shall elect from its voting members one (1) to serve as chair[chairman], one (1) to serve as vice chair[chairman], and one[a third] to serve as secretary.
(5) The board shall elect from its voting members one (1) to serve as chair[chairman], one (1) to serve as vice chair[chairman], and one (1)[a third] to serve as secretary.
(7) In addition to the other qualifications specified in this section, voting barber Page 1 of 8 XXXX 12/23/2025 4:10 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1436 members of the board shall be at least twenty-three (23) years of age, citizens of the United States, residents of Kentucky, and shall[must] have engaged in the practice of barbering in this state for a period of at least five (5) years.
(7) In addition to the other qualifications specified in this section, voting barber members of the board shall be at least twenty-three (23) years of age, citizens of the United States, residents of Kentucky, and shall[must] have engaged in the practice of barbering in this state for a period of at least five (5) years.
(8) A[No] member of the board shall not be financially interested in, or have any financial connection with, any barber or cosmetology school, wholesale cosmetic or barber supply or equipment business, and[nor] shall not[any member of the barber board] teach barbering, cosmetology, or manicuring for monetary considerations.
(8) A[No] member of the board shall not be financially interested in, or have any financial connection with, any barber or cosmetology school, wholesale cosmetic or barber supply or equipment business, and[nor] shall not[any member of the barber Page 4 of 12 HB027310.100 - 1436 - XXXX 3/16/2026 5:02 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 273/GA board] teach barbering, cosmetology, or manicuring for monetary considerations.
(9) Each voting member of the board shall receive a compensation of one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day of attendance at a meeting of the board, and shall be reimbursed for necessary traveling expenses.
(9) [Each member of the board shall receive a compensation of one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day of attendance at a meeting of the board, and shall be reimbursed for necessary traveling expenses.
(10) The board shall hold its meetings within the state and when deemed necessary by the board to discharge its duties.
(10) ]The board shall hold its meetings within the state and when deemed necessary by the board to discharge its duties.
Section 2.
Section 4.
KRS 317.440 is amended to read as follows:
(1) To protect the health and safety of the public and to protect the public against misrepresentation, deceit, or fraud in the practice or teaching of barbering, the board shall promulgate administrative regulations governing the:
(a) Location and housing of barber shops, mobile barber shops, or schools;
(b) Quantity and quality of equipment, supplies, materials, records, and furnishings required in barber shops, mobile barber shops, or schools;
(c) Qualifications of teachers of barbering;
(d) Qualifications of applicants to or enrollees in barber schools;
(e) Hours and courses of instruction at barber schools;
(f) Examinations of applicants for barber or teacher of barbering;
(g) Qualifications of independent contract owners;[ and] (h) Inspection criteria for mobile barber shops;
and (i) Compensation and expense schedule for board members.
(2) The board shall establish:
(a) Fees by administrative regulation;
and (b) On its website a system for a licensed mobile barber shop to:
1.
Submit to the board a weekly itinerary detailing the locations at which it will offer barbering services;
and 2.
Notify the board of any changes in its location or itinerary[.
(3) Administrative regulations pertaining to health and sanitation shall be approved by Page 5 of 12 HB027310.100 - 1436 - XXXX 3/16/2026 5:02 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 273/GA the Kentucky secretary for health and family services before becoming effective].
Section 5.
and 5.[6.]Has paid a fee as established in administrative regulations promulgated Page 2 of 8 XXXX 12/23/2025 4:10 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1436 by the board in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.
and 5.[6.]Has paid a fee as established in administrative regulations promulgated by the board in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.
Satisfactorily passed the barber examination prescribed by the board by administrative regulations promulgated in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A;
Satisfactorily passed the barber examination prescribed by the board by administrative regulations promulgated in accordance with KRS Chapter Page 6 of 12 HB027310.100 - 1436 - XXXX 3/16/2026 5:02 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 273/GA 13A;
Page 3 of 8 XXXX 12/23/2025 4:10 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1436 (a) Issue a license to operate a barber shop or mobile barber shop to any barber licensed under the provisions of this chapter upon application and payment of a fee as established in administrative regulations promulgated by the board in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A;
(a) Issue a license to operate a barber shop or mobile barber shop to any barber licensed under[ the provisions of] this chapter upon application and payment of a fee as established in administrative regulations promulgated by the board in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A;
(b) Refuse to issue the license upon a failure of the licensed barber to comply with the provisions of this chapter or the administrative regulations promulgated by the board;
(b) Refuse to issue the license upon a failure of the licensed barber to comply with[ the provisions of] this chapter or the administrative regulations promulgated by the board;
and (d) Allow an unlicensed owner of a barber shop to rent or lease space in his or her barber shop to an independent contract owner, only if the shop owner has a licensed barber as a manager of the shop at all times.
and (d) Allow an unlicensed owner of a barber shop to rent or lease space in his or her Page 7 of 12 HB027310.100 - 1436 - XXXX 3/16/2026 5:02 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 273/GA barber shop to an independent contract owner, only if the shop owner has a licensed barber as a manager of the shop at all times.
and Page 4 of 8 XXXX 12/23/2025 4:10 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1436 (d) Pays a fee as established in administrative regulations promulgated by the board in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.
and (d) Pays a fee as established in administrative regulations promulgated by the board in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.
(c)[(d)] Has satisfactorily passed the examination prescribed by the board by promulgation of administrative regulations;
(c)[(d)] Has satisfactorily passed the examination prescribed by the board by Page 8 of 12 HB027310.100 - 1436 - XXXX 3/16/2026 5:02 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 273/GA promulgation of administrative regulations;
Page 5 of 8 XXXX 12/23/2025 4:10 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1436 (9) (a) On and after July 1, 2016, a license issued pursuant to this section shall expire on the first day of July next following the date of its issuance.
(9) (a) On and after July 1, 2016, a license issued pursuant to this section shall expire on the first day of July next following the date of its issuance.
If the applicant for renewal is otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the administrative regulations of the board.
If the applicant for renewal is otherwise in compliance with[ the provisions of] this chapter and the administrative regulations of the board.
(10) The annual renewal license fee for each type of license renewal shall be as established in administrative regulations promulgated by the board in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.
(10) The annual renewal license fee for each type of license renewal shall be as Page 9 of 12 HB027310.100 - 1436 - XXXX 3/16/2026 5:02 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 273/GA established in administrative regulations promulgated by the board in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.
Section 3.
Section 6.
KRS 317.460 is amended to read as follows:
(1) The board shall hold hearings upon the request of any person directly affected by the board's decision to refuse a license,[;] deny or revoke a license,[;] or suspend or place a licensee on probation.
Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B.
(2) For the purpose of enforcing[ the provisions of] this chapter, officers, agents, and inspectors of the board may enter upon premises of all facilities issued a permit or license by the board, at all reasonable times and during periods when those premises are otherwise open to the public, and make inspections to determine compliance with this chapter and the administrative regulations promulgated by the board, require identification, and inspect books, papers, or records pertaining to licensed activity, a copy of which may be obtained by the board officer, agent, or inspector.
(3) Final orders of the board as a result of any hearing may be appealed to the Franklin Circuit Court in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B.
Section 7.
(a) May employ such personnel as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, whose compensation shall be established by the Personnel Cabinet;
Page 10 of 12 HB027310.100 - 1436 - XXXX 3/16/2026 5:02 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 273/GA (a) May employ such personnel as may be reasonably necessary to carry out[ the provisions of] this chapter, whose compensation shall be established by the Personnel Cabinet;
The board] (b) Shall by appropriate order employ an executive director[administrator] who Page 6 of 8 XXXX 12/23/2025 4:10 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1436 shall be charged with responsibility of administering the provisions of this chapter, and the policies of the board relating to barbering.
The board] (b) Shall by appropriate order employ an executive director[administrator] who shall be charged with responsibility of administering[ the provisions of] this chapter, and the policies of the board relating to barbering.
Section 4.
Section 8.
cutting, shaving, arranging, dressing, coloring, bleaching, and tinting the hair and such other courses as may be prescribed by administrative regulation of the board;
cutting, shaving, arranging, dressing, coloring, bleaching, and Page 11 of 12 HB027310.100 - 1436 - XXXX 3/16/2026 5:02 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 273/GA tinting the hair and such other courses as may be prescribed by administrative regulation of the board;
and (5) Such facilities, equipment, materials, and qualified teachers as may be required by administrative[rules and] regulations of the board adopted pursuant to this chapter, Page 7 of 8 XXXX 12/23/2025 4:10 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1436 but in no event shall any school have fewer than one (1) licensed teacher per twenty (20) students enrolled, or more than two (2) students per chair.
and (5) Such facilities, equipment, materials, and qualified teachers as may be required by administrative[rules and] regulations of the board adopted pursuant to this chapter, but in no event shall any school have fewer than one (1) licensed teacher per twenty (20) students enrolled, or more than two (2) students per chair.
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Section 9.
KRS 317.570 is amended to read as follows:
(1) Except as authorized by subsection (4) of this section, no examination or part of any examination required by this chapter shall be given unless two (2) or more members of the board are present to supervise the examination.
(2) Examinations given by the board shall cover all phases of the applicant's qualifications for licensure,[the license applied for] including knowledge of this chapter, the skill and technique of the applicant, as well as scientific and other knowledge required by the board to obtain licensure.
(3) Examinations shall be given at regularly prescribed intervals.
(4) Examinations shall be given at the principal office of the board, except that examinations may be given at a Department of Corrections facility that operates a licensed barber school.
Examinations shall be supervised by two (2) or more members of the board, or board staff designated for that purpose, who shall be present at the site of the examination.
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The bill amends existing barbering laws in Kentucky to clarify definitions, modify licensing requirements, and restructure board membership and regulations.

  • KRS 317.410

    Singeing, → Shampooing,

    This change replaces 'Singeing' with 'Shampooing' in the definition of barbering.

  • KRS 317.420

    No → A person shall not

    This change clarifies that persons are not allowed to engage in barbering for other than cosmetic purposes.

  • KRS 317.430

    the provisions of

    This removal simplifies the language regarding the board's supervision over barbering regulations.

  • KRS 317.430

    member → members

    This change clarifies that the board will consist of five voting members, with the executive director being a nonvoting member.

  • KRS 317.430

    The two (2) members appointed to fill the terms beginning on February 1, 2008, shall serve until February 1, 2011, and the three (3) members appointed to fill the terms beginning on February 1, 2007, shall serve until February 1, 2010.

    This change removes outdated term information for board members.

  • KRS 317.430

    chairman → chair

    This change updates the title from 'chairman' to 'chair' for gender neutrality.

  • KRS 317.440

    [ and]

    This removal indicates that the qualifications of independent contract owners are still included without the need for unnecessary conjunction.

  • KRS 317.440

    and → Compensation and expense schedule for board members.

    This addition states that the board is responsible for establishing a compensation and expense schedule for its members.

  • KRS 317.450

    [Is of good moral character and temperate habit;]

    This removal simplifies the requirements for obtaining an apprentice license, removing the moral character clause.

Action History

  1. to Committee on Committees (S)

  2. received in Senate

  3. 3rd reading, passed 95-1 with Committee Substitute (1)

  4. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 10 2026

  5. 2nd reading, to Rules

  6. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

  7. to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

  8. to Committee on Committees (H)

  9. introduced in House

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Passed 95 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 18002
Republican 76102
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 95104
% of votes cast 95%1%0%4%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Lewis C — Yea
Adam Moore Democrat Yea
Adrielle Camuel Democrat Yea
Al Gentry Democrat Yea
Anne Gay Donworth Democrat Yea
Ashley Tackett Laferty Democrat Yea
Beverly Chester-Burton Democrat Yea
Chad Aull Democrat Yea
Daniel Grossberg Democrat Yea
Erika Hancock Democrat Yea
George Brown Jr. Democrat Yea
Joshua Watkins Democrat Yea
Lindsey Burke Democrat Yea
Lisa Willner Democrat Not Voting
Mary Lou Marzian Democrat Yea
Matthew Lehman Democrat Yea
Nima Kulkarni Democrat Yea
Pamela Stevenson Democrat Not Voting
Rachel Roarx Democrat Yea
Sarah Stalker Democrat Yea
Tina Bojanowski Democrat Yea
Aaron Thompson Republican Yea
Adam Bowling Republican Yea
Amy Neighbors Republican Yea
Bill Wesley Republican Yea
Bobby McCool Republican Yea
Candy Massaroni Republican Yea
Chris Freeland Republican Yea
Chris Fugate Republican Yea
DJ Johnson Republican Yea
Daniel Elliott Republican Yea
Daniel Fister Republican Yea
David Hale Republican Yea
David Meade Republican Yea
David W. Osborne Republican Yea
Deanna Gordon Republican Yea
Derek Lewis Republican Yea
Emily Callaway Republican Yea
Felicia Rabourn Republican Yea
J.T. Payne Republican Yea
James Tipton Republican Yea
Jared Bauman Republican Yea
Jason Nemes Republican Yea
Jason Petrie Republican Yea
Jennifer Decker Republican Yea
Jim Gooch Jr. Republican Not Voting
John Blanton Republican Yea
John Hodgson Republican Yea
Josh Branscum Republican Yea
Josh Bray Republican Nay
Josh Calloway Republican Yea
Ken Fleming Republican Yea
Ken Upchurch Republican Yea
Kevin Jackson Republican Yea
Kim Banta Republican Yea
Kim Holloway Republican Yea
Kim King Republican Yea
Kimberly Poore Moser Republican Yea
Marianne Proctor Republican Yea
Mark Hart Republican Yea
Mary Beth Imes Republican Yea
Matt Lockett Republican Yea
Matthew Koch Republican Yea
Michael Meredith Republican Yea
Michael Sarge Pollock Republican Yea
Mike Clines Republican Yea
Mitch Whitaker Republican Yea
Myron Dossett Republican Yea
Nancy Tate Republican Yea
Nick Wilson Republican Yea
Patrick Flannery Republican Yea
Peyton Griffee Republican Yea
Randy Bridges Republican Yea
Rebecca Raymer Republican Yea
Richard White Republican Yea
Robert Duvall Republican Yea
Ryan Bivens Republican Yea
Ryan Dotson Republican Yea
Samara Heavrin Republican Yea
Savannah Maddox Republican Yea
Scott Lewis Republican Yea
Scott Sharp Republican Yea
Shane Baker Republican Yea
Shawn McPherson Republican Yea
Stephanie Dietz Republican Yea
Steve Bratcher Republican Yea
Steve Riley Republican Yea
Steven Doan Republican Yea
Steven Rudy Republican Yea
Susan Witten Republican Yea
Suzanne Miles Republican Yea
T.J. Roberts Republican Yea
Thomas Huff Republican Yea
Timmy Truett Republican Yea
Tom Smith Republican Yea
Tony Hampton Republican Yea
Vanessa Grossl Republican Yea
Wade Williams Republican Yea
Walker Thomas Republican Yea
William Lawrence Republican Not Voting

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What does HB 273 do?
Amend KRS 317.430, relating to the Kentucky Board of Barbering, to add the executive director of the board as a nonvoting member; amend KRS 317.450 to remove language regarding good moral character and temperate habit requirements; reduce length of experience from 3 years to 1 year for certain out-of-state applicants; amend KRS 317.470 to change the title of "administrator" to "executive director"; amend KRS 317.540, relating to barber schools to reduce the number of required hours of course instruction from 1,500 to 1,200; increase the maximum number of hours allowed per day from 8 to 10 hours; make technical changes.
Who sponsors HB 273?
HB 273 is sponsored by Matthew Koch (Republican) and Mike Clines (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 273?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 08, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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