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Committee advances bill to repeal thermal‑styling equipment dealer license; lawmakers say no registrants found
Summary
House Bill 120, which would repeal Idaho's license for thermal‑styling equipment dealers, was advanced to the House floor after lawmakers said the license has had zero registrants and no complaints since it was created in 2018.
The House Business Committee voted to send House Bill 120 to the House floor with a do‑pass recommendation to repeal the state's license for thermal‑styling equipment dealers, a niche credential lawmakers said has produced no registrants since it was created in 2018.
Representative Jeff Ehlers, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the state is the only one that currently licenses thermal‑styling equipment dealers and that the registration has had "0 registrants since it came on the books" and "0 complaints because there's been no licensees." He said the licensing requirements include registration and continuing education but that no practitioners have sought the credential.
Committee members asked for background on why the license was enacted in 2018. Representative Ehlers and others recalled the measure originated from concerns about retail kiosks and mall sales of curling irons and other devices and from cosmetology industry stakeholders; Ehlers said he did not carry the original bill and could not provide first‑hand details of the 2018 legislative history.
Representative Redmond moved to send House Bill 120 to the House floor with a do‑pass recommendation. The motion passed by voice vote.
The repeal, as described at the hearing, is statutory housekeeping intended to remove an unused licensing requirement from Idaho law. No registered public testimony was offered on the record at the committee hearing.
