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type: "Bill"
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title: "Licensed estheticians and electrologists."
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description: "Amends the definition of \"esthetician\" to include certain services. Adds a definition for \"microneedling\". Requires a person who provides microneedling to provide the professional licensing agency proof of advanced training or certification at the agency's request. Provides that an applicant for an electrologist license does not need to hold a cosmetologist license or esthetician license before applying for an electrologist license. Requires an applicant to complete a combined total of 600 hours of education and experience required under the rules adopted by the state board of cosmetology and barber examiners (board) beginning July 1, 2027. Requires the board to amend the rules for electrology training in a beauty culture school not later than June 30, 2027."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1131"
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citation: "Indiana HB 1131 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["AGENCIES; Professional Licensing Agency (PLA)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Cory Criswell", "Linda Rogers", "Stacey Donato"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-05"
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last_action: "2026-02-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/476dcf91-b757-47fb-ad82-843aac12771c"
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source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/hb1131"
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source_hash: "5428594e0dfa380ba1202f8d9794bfd5e48058e5c87dbaa51be96236bb1913ef"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
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---
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# Indiana HB 1131 (2026) — Licensed estheticians and electrologists.
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Amends the definition of "esthetician" to include certain services. Adds a definition for "microneedling". Requires a person who provides microneedling to provide the professional licensing agency proof of advanced training or certification at the agency's request. Provides that an applicant for an electrologist license does not need to hold a cosmetologist license or esthetician license before applying for an electrologist license. Requires an applicant to complete a combined total of 600 hours of education and experience required under the rules adopted by the state board of cosmetology and barber examiners (board) beginning July 1, 2027. Requires the board to amend the rules for electrology training in a beauty culture school not later than June 30, 2027.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1131/HB1131.04.ENRS.pdf)
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2. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1131/HB1131.03.COMS.pdf)
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3. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1131/HB1131.02.COMH.pdf)
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4. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1131/HB1131.01.INTR.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HB 1131 - Criswell - 3rd Reading — **88–1** (pass) · lower
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- HB 1131 - Rogers - 3rd Reading — **44–3** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Cory Criswell — primary (person)
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- Linda Rogers — primary (person)
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- Stacey Donato — primary (person)
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- Jake Teshka — coauthor (person)
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- Lindsay Patterson — coauthor (person)
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- Sue Errington — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-05** Coauthored by Representatives Teshka, Patterson
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- **2026-01-05** Authored by Representative Criswell
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- **2026-01-05** First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-15** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-15** Representative Errington added as coauthor
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- **2026-01-20** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-23** Referred to the Senate `referral`
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- **2026-01-22** Senate sponsors: Senators Rogers, Donato
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- **2026-01-22** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 71: yeas 88, nays 1 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2026-01-27** First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-05** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-10** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-12** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 157: yeas 44, nays 3 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-13** Returned to the House without amendments `receipt`
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- **2026-02-18** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-19** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2026-02-23** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-02-24** Public Law 24 `became-law`
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- **2026-02-24** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/476dcf91-b757-47fb-ad82-843aac12771c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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