Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2338 Latest Draft

Bill / Enrolled Version Filed 03/25/2025

                            HOUSE BILL No. 2338
AN ACT concerning the practice of cosmetology; relating to demonstration permits; 
authorizing the Kansas state board of cosmetology to issue temporary location 
permits and temporary guest body artist permits; establishing criteria to issue such 
permits; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 65-1958 and repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 65-1958 is hereby amended to read 
as follows: 65-1958. (a) Any person may apply to the Kansas state 
board of cosmetology for a demonstration temporary location or 
temporary guest artist permit. Any such application shall be on a form 
and in a manner approved by the board and accompanied by the fee 
established under K.S.A. 65-1950, and amendments thereto.
(b) (1) The board may grant a temporary location permit to a 
person authorized under K.S.A. 65-1940 through 65-1954, and 
amendments thereto. If a person who applies for a temporary location 
permit is not licensed in this state, the board may grant a temporary 
location permit if: 
(A) Such person is licensed to practice such profession regulated 
under K.S.A. 65-1940 through 65-1954, and amendments thereto, in 
another state or jurisdiction; and
(B) such license has not been revoked, suspended or conditioned 
from the practice of such profession.
(2) The board may grant a demonstration temporary guest artist 
permit to a person to provide services authorized under K.S.A. 65-1940 
through 65-1954, and amendments thereto, at a state or national 
convention, an establishment licensed by the Kansas state board of 
cosmetology or any other event location approved by the board. If a 
person who applies for a demonstration temporary guest artist permit 
to provide such services is not licensed in this state, the board may 
grant a demonstration temporary guest artist permit if:
(A) Such person is licensed to practice such profession regulated 
under K.S.A. 65-1940 through 65-1954, and amendments thereto, in 
another state or jurisdiction; and
(B) such license has not been revoked, suspended or conditioned 
from the practice of such profession.
(2)(3) If an application for a demonstration temporary location or 
temporary guest artist permit is submitted by a citizen of a foreign 
country who has not been issued a social security number and who has 
not nor been licensed by any other state, the board shall not require the 
applicant to submit a social security number and shall instead accept a 
valid visa or passport identification number.
(3) (4) Any demonstration temporary location or temporary 
guest artist permit issued under this section shall expire not later than 
14 days after issuance of by the board.
(c) The board shall adopt rules and regulations as necessary to 
implement and administer this section. Such rules and regulations shall 
be adopted on or before December 31, 2023.
(d) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to K.S.A. 65-
1940 through 65-1954, and amendments thereto. HOUSE BILL No. 2338—page 2
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 65-1958 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its 
publication in the statute book.
I hereby certify that the above BILL originated in the HOUSE, and passed 
that body
Speaker of the House.
Chief Clerk of the House.
         
Passed the SENATE      ______________________________________________________________________________
President of the Senate.
Secretary of the Senate.
APPROVED __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Governor.