Tennessee House Bill HB0862

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/4/25
• Refer: 2/6/25
• Refer: 2/19/25
• Refer: 2/26/25
• Engrossed: 3/4/25
• Enrolled: 3/19/25
• Passed: 3/28/25
• Chaptered: 4/4/25

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62, Chapter 3 and Title 62, Chapter 4, relative to the economic impact of the cosmetology and barbering professions.

Summary

HB0862 directs the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) to study the economic impact of the cosmetology and barbering professions in Tennessee. The study must examine revenue generated by services in those industries and the number of jobs they create. TACIR is also authorized to seek information from the Department of Commerce and Insurance and other relevant state and local entities, which are required to cooperate with the request. The bill does not immediately change licensing rules, tax policy, or regulatory standards for cosmetologists or barbers. Instead, it creates a formal legislative study and reporting requirement. TACIR must use existing resources to complete the study and then submit findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the relevant House and Senate committee chairs and the legislative librarian.

Impact

HB0862 amends Tennessee Code Annotated Titles 62-3 and 62-4 only to the extent of adding a TACIR study mandate related to cosmetology and barbering. Its practical effect is to gather data that could inform future policy changes affecting occupational licensing, workforce development, and industry regulation, but it does not itself alter the legal requirements for cosmetology or barbering businesses or practitioners.

Sentiment

The bill appears to have been broadly supported and noncontroversial. It advanced unanimously through the House Business and Utilities Subcommittee, the House Commerce Committee, and floor consideration, including consent calendar passage. The lack of recorded opposition suggests general agreement that a study of the industry’s economic contribution was useful and low-risk.

Contention

There is little visible contention in the available record. The only substantive issue reflected in the bill text is the scope of the study and the requirement that TACIR complete it using existing resources, which may limit how expansive the analysis can be. Any future policy debate would likely center on whether the study’s findings justify changes to licensing, regulation, or related economic policy for cosmetology and barbering professions.