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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session
AMENDED
barbering and cosmetology board; continuation
Purpose
Continues the Arizona Barbering and Cosmetology Board (Board) for eight years. Adjusts the statutory caps on fees issued by the Board.
Background
The Board was established in 2021 upon the consolidation of the Arizona Board of Cosmetology and the Arizona Board of Barbers (Laws 2021, Ch. 334). Originally established by the Legislature as the State Board of Barbers and Cosmeticians in 1929, the practices of cosmetology and barbering were subsequently regulated under two separate regulatory boards from 1935 until the consolidation in 2021 (Laws 1929, Ch. 76; Laws 1935, Ch. 51 and Ch. 52).
The Board
consists of the nine Governor-appointed members. Duties of the Board include:
1) adopting rules that are necessary for the proper conduct of barbering and
cosmetology;
2) administering and enforcing statutory and administrative regulations,
including investigations and taking disciplinary action; 3) when necessary,
inspecting the premises of any establishment or school during business hours;
and 4) making and maintaining records of its acts and proceedings, including
issuance, denial, renewal or revocation of a license or registration (A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 3).
The House of Representatives Commerce Committee of Reference (COR) held a public meeting on January 12, 2026, and the Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency COR held a public meeting on January 13, 2026, to review the Auditor General's Performance Audit and Sunset Review Report, consider the Board's response to the statutorily outlined sunset factors and receive public testimony. The House of Representatives and Senate CORs recommended to the Legislature that the Board implement the recommendations to the findings of the Auditor General's 2025 Performance Audit and Sunset Review Report and be continued for six years until July 1, 2032 (COR Final Report). The Board is statutorily set to terminate on July 1, 2026, unless continued by the Legislature (A.R.S. § 41-3026.06).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
Board Continuation
1. Continues, retroactive to July 1, 2026, the Board until July 1, 2034.
2. Repeals the Board on January 1, 2035.
Board Fees
3. Decreases the statutory caps on fees that the Board may set as follows:
a) from $100 to $80, the onetime fee for application of an initial personal license;
b) from $200 to $100, the onetime fee for application for a personal reciprocity or universal license;
c) from $250 to $200, the application fee for an establishment license;
d) from $100 to $80, the fee for a personal license renewal;
e) from $150 to $100, the fee for a personal license delinquent renewal;
f) from $100 to $80, the fee for an establishment license renewal;
g) from $150 to $100, the fee for an establishment license delinquent renewal;
h) from $500 to $400, the fee for a school license renewal;
i) from $600 to $500, the fee for a school license delinquent renewal; and
j) from $100 to $75, the fee for Board-administered educational classes.
4. Specifies that the fee cap on an application for an establishment license includes a change of name or location.
5. Eliminates the separate fee cap of $150 for an establishment license after a change of location.
6. Specifies that the fee cap on an application for a school license includes a change of name.
7. Specifies that the Board may establish and collect delinquent penalties for each year or portion of a year for which the license was expired, rather than inactive.
Miscellaneous
8. Makes clarifying changes to the statute governing barbering licensure applications and qualifications.
9. Contains a purpose statement.
10. Makes conforming changes.
11. Becomes effective on the general effective date, with a retroactive provision as noted.
Amendments Adopted by Additional Committee of the Whole
1. Decreases certain statutory caps on fees that the Board may set.
2. Specifies that the fee cap on an application for an establishment license includes a change of name or location.
3. Eliminates the separate fee cap of $150 for an establishment license after a change of location.
4. Specifies that the fee cap on an application for a school license includes a change of name.
5. Specifies that the Board may establish and collect delinquent penalties for each year or portion of a year for which the license was expired, rather than inactive.
6. Makes clarifying changes to the statute governing barbering licensure applications and qualifications.
7. Makes conforming changes.
Senate Action
RAGE 2/11/26 DPA 6-0-1
Prepared by Senate Research
March 3, 2026
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