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Senate panel advances bill to remove license requirement for 'glamour shot' studios
Summary
The Senate Commerce Committee voted to send House Bill 122 to the Senate floor with a due‑pass recommendation to remove state licensure for a small, specialized category described in testimony as "glamour shot" photography studios; sponsors said only two such licenses exist in Idaho and no complaints were reported in recent years.
The Senate Commerce Committee voted to send House Bill 122 to the Senate floor with a due‑pass recommendation. The measure would remove a licensing requirement that applies to a narrow category described by sponsors as "glamour shot" photography services.
Rep. Jeff Ehlers, R‑District 21, introduced the bill and said the profession was licensed in 2018 and that just two license holders remain statewide. "There are currently 2 license holders in all the state of Idaho," Ehlers said, noting that photographers in general are not licensed in Idaho and that no complaints had been filed with the Department of Professional‑Occupational Licenses in the last five years.
Sen. Lori Hartog, who spoke in support, said the practice was more popular in past decades and suggested the licensing requirement is no longer necessary. She added a brief anecdote about participating in glamour photography in her youth to illustrate how niche the practice can be.
Committee members made light remarks about the cultural history of glamour photos but raised no policy objections. Sen. Ward Engelking moved to send the bill to the floor; Sen. Nichols seconded. The committee approved the motion by voice vote.
House Bill 122 now proceeds to the full Senate.
