# Kansas HB 2338: Authorizing the board of cosmetology to issue temporary location and temporary guest artist permits and establishing criteria therefor. Kansas HB 2338, Authorizing the board of cosmetology to issue temporary location and temporary guest artist permits and establishing criteria therefor., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; status signed, last action 2025-04-03 (Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 3, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2338-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2338 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Authorizing the board of cosmetology to issue temporary location and temporary guest artist permits and establishing criteria therefor. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2025-04-03, Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 3, 2025 - Sponsor: Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on commerce, house committee on commerce - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (318 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New short-term work permits for cosmetology professionals: mixed, low. Kansas replaces its demonstration permit with temporary location and temporary guest artist permits issued by the cosmetology board. Temporary location permits cover professionals authorized under Kansas licensing law. Guest artist permits allow services at state or national conventions, board-lice… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 38 Nay: 2 | pass | 38 | 2 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 121 Nay: 2 | pass | 121 | 2 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed | pass | 38 | 2 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 121 | 2 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-04-03: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 3, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-25: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 38, Nay 2 (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Commerce (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Hearing: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 159-S (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Engrossed on Monday, February 24, 2025 (House) - 2025-02-25: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House) - 2025-02-20: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2025-02-20: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House) - 2025-02-20: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 121, Nay 2, Absent 2 (House) - 2025-02-18: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (House) - 2025-02-13: Hearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 346-S (House) - 2025-02-12: Hearing: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 346-S — CANCELED (House) - 2025-02-07: Introduced (House) - 2025-02-07: Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2338/hb2338_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2338/hb2338_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2338/hb2338_enrolled.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed) - SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed) - SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed) - HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed) - HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law) - HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed) ## Sources - [As Amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2338/hb2338_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2338/hb2338_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2338/hb2338_enrolled.pdf) ## Related - [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026) - [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026) - [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026) - [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026) - [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026) - [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026) - [Kansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas/bills) - [Kansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2338-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).