Bill Description: House Bill 547 would decrease the mandated minimum education and apprenticeship hours required for obtaining a cosmetology license.

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NOTE: House Bill 547 is similar to House Bill 513 (2025). The most notable change is that House Bill 513 would take effect July 1, 2026, while House Bill 547 would delay implementation until January 1, 2027. 

Does it increase barriers to entry into the market? Examples include occupational licensure, the minimum wage, and restrictions on home businesses. Conversely, does it remove barriers to entry into the market?

House Bill 547 would amend Section 54-5810, Idaho Code, to decrease the mandated minimum education hours (from 1,600 to 1,000) and apprenticeship hours (3,200 to 2,000) required to obtain a cosmetology license in Idaho. 

This bill would reduce (but not eliminate) the barrier to market entry created by the occupational licensing mandate imposed on cosmetologists.

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