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House approves licensure for estheticians and nail technicians after heated debate over grandfathering and training hours
Summary
The Utah House passed first substitute HB105 to license estheticians and nail technicians after extended debate over training-hour requirements and whether current practitioners should be grandfathered; sponsors framed the bill as a public-safety and reciprocity measure, opponents warned of hardship for existing workers.
The Utah House approved first substitute HB105 on Feb. 8, creating a state licensure framework for estheticians and nail technicians after a lengthy floor debate over training hours and grandfathering.
Representative Cheryl Allen, sponsor of the bill, told colleagues the proposal responds to safety concerns and to help Utah practitioners gain reciprocity with other states: “This bill did pass out successfully out of that Sunrise Committee,” she said, adding the measure was crafted by practitioners and would fund itself through licensing fees. Allen laid out the training tiers included in the bill: a master esthetician at 1,200 hours, an esthetician at 600 hours, a nail technician at 200 hours and an…
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