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HB 186 VA
Introduced

Estheticians; permanent make-up specialty insurance, licensure by endorsement.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 7, 2026

Latest action (Feb 18, 2026) Left in Committee General Laws

Summary

Professions and occupations; barbers and cosmetologists; estheticians; permanent make-up specialty licensure; licensure by endorsement. Allows the Board for Barbers and Cosmetology to issue a permanent make-up specialty license to any licensed esthetician or master esthetician who performs permanent make-up services, including permanent eyebrow, eyeliner, lip coloration, and similar pigmentation services. The bill requires the Board to promulgate regulations to permit licensed estheticians or master estheticians to be granted such licenses and allows the Board to issue such licenses by endorsement to perform permanent make-up services to persons who have held a current and unrestricted license to perform such services in other states, the District of Columbia, or possessions or territories of the United States for at least three years.

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Action history (5)

  1. Jan 7, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103417D · lower
  2. Jan 7, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
  3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process · lower
  4. Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (9-Y 0-N) · lower
  5. Feb 18, 2026 Left in Committee General Laws · lower

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  • Introduced · PDF
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