# Arkansas HB1673: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING BARBERS. Arkansas HB1673, TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING BARBERS., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Missy Irvin (Republican), Lee Johnson (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-03 (Notification that HB1673 is now Act 436) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1673-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1673 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING BARBERS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-04 - Last action: 2025-04-03, Notification that HB1673 is now Act 436 - Sponsors: Missy Irvin (Republican), Lee Johnson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (222 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fewer listed discipline grounds for barbers: benefit, low. The state barber board can discipline barbers for unprofessional conduct. The law removes immoral conduct as a separate listed reason for discipline. - Less paperwork for barber applicants: benefit, low. Barber applicants no longer need a Social Security card or a notarized application. Practice applicants must submit two matching passport-sized photos and a copy of a driver's license or state or federal identification card. Enrollment and exam applicants must provide two passport-sized photos and… - Lifetime barber licenses at age 80: benefit, low. Barbers holding a current Arkansas license receive a personal lifetime license when they reach age 80. They no longer have to request it. The lifetime license removes future license renewals. - More teaching flexibility for barber colleges: benefit, low. Barber colleges no longer need fixed daily time blocks for theory and practice or an average of five services per student daily. The law also removes the requirement to teach at least one-third of enrolled students at once. Schools still must post a daily course schedule in the general clinic. Mini… - Training, exams, and fees for barbers: cost, medium. New barber applicants who are not already licensed cosmetologists must complete at least 1,500 training hours. Licensed cosmetologists in the teacher/manager instructor course path must complete at least 550 clock hours. Applicants for registered barber certificates must pass an exam approved by th… - Arkansas license paths for out-of-state barbers: mixed, low. Barbers with fewer than 1,500 training hours need an active, unrevoked license from another state to use this license-transfer path. They must show at least one year of continuous practice with proof of licensing and training, or complete 1,500 training hours. They must apply and pay a license-tran… - Exam rules for foreign-licensed barbers: mixed, low. Barbers seeking Arkansas license transfer with an active, unrevoked foreign-country license must pass the state barber board's practical exam. They must pay the exam fee. Documents needed for the exam must be translated into English. Original documents are no longer required. - Barber schools get different equipment, bond rules: mixed, low. Barber-school training rooms must have at least 16 barber chairs, up from 15. Registered schools must secure a $10,000 bond guaranteeing school operation unless they qualify for an exemption. Public education entities and state-supported higher education institutions are exempt. Other state-support… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Missy Irvin (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Lee Johnson (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-31 | House | House Vote - Monday, March 31, 2025 1:48:53 PM | pass | 96 | 1 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, March 19, 2025 6:49:16 PM | pass | 29 | 5 | | | 2025-03-10 | House | House Vote - Monday, March 10, 2025 2:11:12 PM | pass | 97 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (17) - 2025-04-03: Notification that HB1673 is now Act 436 (House) - 2025-03-31: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-03-31: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-03-31: Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. (House) - 2025-03-20: Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1 (House) - 2025-03-19: Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 . (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-06: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-03-04: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-03-04: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1673 - Introduced, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1673.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=436.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related bills - HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF INJURED INDIV… (failed) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. (failed) - HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN P… (failed) - HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO REQUIRE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE SELECTED A… (failed) ## Sources - [HB1673 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1673.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=436.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related - [HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1265-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE US…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB440-2025) - [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025) - [HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HR1012-2025) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1673-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).