ColoradoColorado beauty-service rules face a 2033 repeal date
Colorado’s law schedules beauty-service regulation for review before its 2033 repeal date and describes covered services, exemptions, and licensing exam requirements.
What it does
State regulation of beauty services is scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2033. The legislature is to review the regulated work before then.
The law defines covered beauty services and lists exemptions, including cosmetic tattooing, electrolysis, makeup application, and nail polishing.
The director must periodically update licensing exams and make sure they emphasize health and safety.
Argument forKeeping state oversight in place until the scheduled review may give customers and workers more time under these rules.
Argument againstPeople receiving exempt services may have fewer licensing safeguards because some workers and services fall outside these rules.
More detail
The law schedules state regulation of these services for repeal on September 1, 2033. The schedule covers state regulation of barbers, hairstylists, cosmetologists, estheticians, nail technicians, and registered businesses. The repeal is scheduled for September 1, 2033. The functions are scheduled for review before repeal.
The law defines beauty services covered by these rules and lists people and services to which the rules do not apply. The definitions cover cosmetic work on hair, facial hair, nails, and skin, as well as body wraps. Exemptions include cosmetic tattooing, electrolysis, production work, some free nonprofit hair services, makeup application, and nail polishing. The exemptions apply only to the individuals or services named in the law.
The director must periodically review, revise, and update licensing exams, which must emphasize health and safety. The exams cover barbering, hairstyling, cosmetology, nail technician, and esthetician services. The director must review, revise, and update the exams periodically on a reasonable basis.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 3Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Jun 2Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- Jun 2Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Jun 2Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 22Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 21Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1181 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 21Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Mar 31Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1181 to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 26Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & TechnologyMinor
- Mar 23House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 20House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1181 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 20House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Mar 5House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.002. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.003. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1181, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & LaborIntroduced
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