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AL SB163

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2026

Primary Sponsor

Kirk Hatcher

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

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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