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AL HB279
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/20/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kenyatte Hassell
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AI Summary
- Adopts the Esthetics Licensure Compact, allowing licensed estheticians to obtain a multistate license to practice in all participating member states without obtaining separate licenses in each state
- Creates the Esthetics Licensure Compact Commission as a joint government agency composed of one delegate from each member state's licensing authority to administer the compact
- Requires the compact to become effective once enacted by seven states; member states must license estheticians, require competency examinations and educational training, and participate in a shared data system for tracking licensure and disciplinary actions
- Authorizes member states to take adverse actions against licensees practicing in their state, while reserving exclusive power to the home state to discipline a licensee's multistate license
- Effective date of October 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; adoption of Esthetics Licensure Compact
Occupational Licensing Boards
Last Action
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2/5/2026
Committee Referrals
Boards, Agencies and Commissions1/20/2026
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