HB 1023 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Adopting the cosmetology licensure compact.

House Bill 1023 adopts the Cosmetology Licensure Compact, creating a new multistate licensing program for cosmetologists. This compact allows licensed cosmetologists to practice in any participating member state with a single license issued by their home state, aiming to reduce licensing burdens and enhance mobility for professionals, including military spouses. It establishes a commission to set uniform requirements and facilitate cooperation among states for licensure, investigations, and discipline. The bill's purpose is to improve public access to, and safety of, cosmetology services while addressing workforce shortages. Washington State's adoption of this compact will become effective on June 1, 2028.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Dec 9, 2024 Signed May 12, 2025

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MODERATE

The bill was amended to clarify that it applies to Washington's single-state cosmetology licenses alongside the new multistate compact, ensuring both are tracked separately. Additionally, the effective date was changed from a contingent one to a fixed date of June 1, 2028. A significant policy addition expanded public record exemptions to include specific sensitive data related to domestic violence survivors and sexual assault victims, protecting their personally identifying information from public disclosure.

Scope change

The bill's scope was clarified to explicitly apply to both Washington single-state licenses and the new multistate compact licenses, requiring them to be managed as separate programs.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the requirement for license tracking to specify that single-state and multistate licenses must be managed and tracked separately.

Added new exemptions to public records requests to protect the names and identifying information of employees who are survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or harassment.

Added an exemption for voluntarily submitted personal demographic details (such as race, sexual orientation, and immigration status) of state employees.

Added an exemption for benefit enrollment information collected by the state's health care authority.

Added an exemption for data shared with the cosmetology licensure compact commission and member states.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from a contingent date to a fixed date of June 1, 2028.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2025 · House Apr 19, 2025

How they voted

51–0

Passed

Total votes 51

Apr 16, 2025

D Democratic31

31 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican20

20 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 12, 2025

Signed into law

Governor signed.

executive

Apr 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

President signed.

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Speaker signed.

lower

Apr 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.

lower

Apr 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

House concurred in Senate amendments.

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.

upper

Apr 16, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (51-0)

senate

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Minority; without recommendation.

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

LC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to Appropriations.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

PEW - Majority; do pass.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.

lower

Jan 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors