republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2024rs/sb-14.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to beauty services."
description: "Amend KRS 317A.030 to add a licensed nail technician and one additional citizen at large member to the board; direct board to collect and retain statistical data on its applicants and licensees; amend KRS 317A.120 to require the board give written tests in an applicant's first or second fluent language and provide certified interpreter for oral exams; allow applicant to retake any failed portion of the exam one month from applicant's receipt of any failure notice and to retake any failed exam portion an unlimited number of times; cap the retesting fee at $35 per exam per applicant; amend KRS 317A.130 to require a warning notice be given for violation, except for a violation that presents immediate and present danger; directs notice to include description of violation and remediation required."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "SB 14"
citation: "Kentucky SB 14 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Barbers and Cosmetologists", "Boards and Commissions", "Education", "Vocational", "Fees", "Inspections", "Labor and Industry", "Licensing", "Occupations and Professions", "Public Health", "Small Business", "Workforce"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Harper Angel", "D. Yates", "G. Neal", "J. Schickel", "M. Wise", "R. Girdler", "R. Mills", "R. Thomas", "S. Funke Frommeyer", "W. Westerfield"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c0090f9-d051-464a-a0df-309b4bdbfeb9"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/sb14.html"
source_hash: "00d1dc5a7cb17f4969a63f955d1f2f8d5b18df79b554e38e33d5ef893f8e44c6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky SB 14 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to beauty services.

Amend KRS 317A.030 to add a licensed nail technician and one additional citizen at large member to the board; direct board to collect and retain statistical data on its applicants and licensees; amend KRS 317A.120 to require the board give written tests in an applicant's first or second fluent language and provide certified interpreter for oral exams; allow applicant to retake any failed portion of the exam one month from applicant's receipt of any failure notice and to retake any failed exam portion an unlimited number of times; cap the retesting fee at $35 per exam per applicant; amend KRS 317A.130 to require a warning notice be given for violation, except for a violation that presents immediate and present danger; directs notice to include description of violation and remediation required.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/sb14/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 25** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0025.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/sb14/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 14 W/ scs1 sfa1 — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- D. Harper Angel — primary (person)
- D. Yates — primary (person)
- G. Neal — primary (person)
- J. Schickel — primary (person)
- M. Wise — primary (person)
- R. Girdler — primary (person)
- R. Mills — primary (person)
- R. Thomas — primary (person)
- S. Funke Frommeyer — primary (person)
- W. Westerfield — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-02T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2024-01-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing & Occupations (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 23, 2024
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 22, 2024
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 92-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** to Enrollment (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2024-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch.25) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c0090f9-d051-464a-a0df-309b4bdbfeb9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).