Kentucky 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

SB 237 — AN ACT relating to mobile barber licensure.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amend KRS 317.410 to define "mobile barber shop"; amend KRS 317.420 to restrict a person from operating a mobile barber shop without being licensed by the Kentucky Board of Barbering; amend KRS 317.430 to authorize the board to govern mobile barber shops; amend KRS 317.440 to direct the board to promulgate administrative regulations governing the location and housing of mobile barber shops, requirements regarding its operation, and inspection criteria for mobile barber shops; direct the board to establish on its website a system that allows licensees to report the location or change in location of a mobile barber shop; amend KRS 317.450 to require the board to issue a license to operate a mobile barber shop to any barber licensed under KRS Chapter 317 and meets the requirements of administrative regulations promulgated by the board; amend KRS 317.580 to require a mobile barber shop to have a sink with hot and cold running water.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill modifies definitions and licensing requirements related to barbers and mobile barber shops in Kentucky.

  • KRS 317.410

    a barber shop; and

    The definition of 'barber shop' is updated to remove 'and' from the end of the sentence, improving grammatical clarity.

  • KRS 317.420

    Conduct or operate a school for barbers; or

    The prohibition against individuals teaching barbering without a license is clarified by removing 'or' from the end of the sentence.

  • KRS 317.440

    Qualifications of applicants to or enrollees in barber schools;

    The list of administrative regulations that the board shall promulgate is shortened by eliminating a specific regulation regarding qualifications of barber school applicants.

Action History

  1. to Licensing & Occupations (S)

  2. to Committee on Committees (S)

  3. introduced in Senate

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on

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Not signed on (137)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 237 do?
Amend KRS 317.410 to define "mobile barber shop"; amend KRS 317.420 to restrict a person from operating a mobile barber shop without being licensed by the Kentucky Board of Barbering; amend KRS 317.430 to authorize the board to govern mobile barber shops; amend KRS 317.440 to direct the board to promulgate administrative regulations governing the location and housing of mobile barber shops, requirements regarding its operation, and inspection criteria for mobile barber shops; direct the board to establish on its website a system that allows licensees to report the location or change in location of a mobile barber shop; amend KRS 317.450 to require the board to issue a license to operate a mobile barber shop to any barber licensed under KRS Chapter 317 and meets the requirements of administrative regulations promulgated by the board; amend KRS 317.580 to require a mobile barber shop to have a sink with hot and cold running water.
Who sponsors SB 237?
SB 237 is sponsored by Reginald L. Thomas (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 237?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 237?
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