# Indiana HB 1329: Beauty preexamination hours.

Indiana HB 1329, Beauty preexamination hours., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Timothy Wesco (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-13 (Coauthored by Representatives Criswell and VanNatter) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1329
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Beauty preexamination hours.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-01-13, Coauthored by Representatives Criswell and VanNatter
- Sponsor: Timothy Wesco (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: employment
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Reduces the number of hours an applicant for a cosmetology license must have in order to take the cosmetology licensure examination from 1,500 to 1,000. Reduces the number of hours an applicant for a beauty culture instructor license must have in order to take the beauty culture instructor licensure examination from 1,000 to 500. Reduces the number of hours an applicant for a barber license must have in order to take the barber licensure examination from 1,500 to 1,000. Makes corresponding changes.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Timothy Wesco (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cory Criswell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Heath VanNatter (Republican), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-13: Coauthored by Representatives Criswell and VanNatter (House)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions (House)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative Wesco (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1329/versions/HB1329.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1329/versions/HB1329.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1329-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).