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AL SB163
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/14/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kirk Hatcher
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AI Summary
- Adopts the Esthetics Licensure Compact, allowing licensed estheticians to practice across member states through a multistate license issued by their home state
- Creates the Esthetics Licensure Compact Commission as a joint government agency to administer the compact, with one delegate from each member state's licensing authority
- Requires estheticians to hold an active, unencumbered single-state license in their home state to qualify for a multistate license and comply with each state's scope of practice laws where services are provided
- Establishes a coordinated data system for member states to share licensure information, adverse actions, and investigative information about estheticians
- Takes effect October 1, 2026, with the compact becoming operational once enacted by seven states
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 Commissions1/27/2026
Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety1/14/2026
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