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Committee advances bill to remove state licensure requirement for thermal‑styling equipment dealers
Summary
Representatives voted to forward House Bill 120, which would repeal Idaho’s license for thermal‑styling equipment dealers (curly irons, hair dryers). Sponsor said the license — created in 2018 — has produced zero registrants and zero complaints and appears unique among states.
Representative Jeff Ehlers, R‑District 21 (Meridian), told the House Business Committee on Feb. 11 that House Bill 120 would repeal state licensure for thermal‑styling equipment dealers, a license he said has produced no registrants or complaints since it was enacted in 2018.
Ehlers told the committee the license appears unique to Idaho; he said other states do not require dealers of curling irons and similar equipment to be licensed. Committee members said the law’s origin appeared to be local concern about mall‑kiosk sales of high‑temperature devices and that the statute likely aimed to limit unsafe consumer sales.
Representative Barbieri said the licensure effort had been a reaction to safety worries; Ehlers said he could not vouch for the historical record of 2018 but that current enforcement data show no licensees and no complaints. Representative Redmond moved to send House Bill 120 to the House floor with a do‑pass recommendation; the committee approved the motion by voice vote.
The bill would remove the statutory requirement for thermal‑styling equipment dealers; committee members discussed the limited history and lack of registrants rather than active safety incidents.
