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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 246
Committee: Boards, Agencies and
Commissions
Sponsor: Representative Kenneth Paschal
Analyst: Tiffany Weaver Date: 04/11/2023
House Bill 246 as introduced would allow the Alabama Board of Cosmetology & Barbering to
join the insterstate Cosmetology Licensure Compact. This bill: (1) would increase the financial
obligations of the Board by an undetermined amount dependent on the amount of the annual
assessment fee levied by the Cosmetology Licensure Compact Commission on each member
state to cover the costs of its operations, activities, staff, and annual budget as authorized in the
compact; (2) could decrease the amount of license fees collected for out-of-state reciprocal
licensees who decide to become licensed in their home state and practice in Alabama under the
multistate license by an estimated $150,000 per year; and (3) increase receipts to the Board from
fees imposed for multistate licenses by an undetermined amount dependent upon the number of
licenses and the fee amounts set by the Board.
Further, this bill would increase the administrative obligations of the Board to submit
information to the commission's licensure database as provided for by the provisions of this
compact.