Recent North Carolina regulations affecting small businesses

North Carolina State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners must maintain rule-making records in paper or electronic format for the duration each rule is in effect plus five years afterward, effective April 1, 2026.

North Carolina State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners allows written requests for statements on rule adoption reasons within 30 days of rule-making hearings, effective April 1, 2026.

North Carolina cosmetology licensing board establishes hearing procedures giving presiding officers authority over public comment sessions, speaker time, and media access, effective April 1, 2026.

North Carolina State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners permits written statements on proposed rules submitted before, during, or within five days after hearings, delivered by mail or in person to the board chairman.

North Carolina State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners requires the Board chairman to acknowledge oral presentation requests at rule-making hearings and inform requesters of any hearing limitations; readopted effective April 1, 2026.

North Carolina State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners requires oral presentation requests at rule-making hearings submitted 15 days in advance with time limits of five minutes, effective April 1, 2026.

North Carolina State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners must publish 30-day notice of rule-making intent in the North Carolina Register before holding proceedings; readopted effective April 1, 2026.

North Carolina cosmetics licensing board must issue written final decisions on petitions within 30 days or at the next regular meeting, with denial reasons provided by the chairman, effective April 1, 2026.

North Carolina State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners evaluates petitions based on public interest using submitted facts and additional relevant information, with rules effective April 1, 2026.

North Carolina State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners requires rule adoption petitions to include draft proposed rules, summaries, reasons, effects on existing rules, supporting data, cost factors, and petitioner contact information; readopted effect…

North Carolina State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners establishes petition procedures for requesting rule adoption, with submissions directed to the Board chairman per 21 NCAC 14A .0104; effective April 1, 2026.

North Carolina State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners regulation establishes fee payment procedures including a maximum $35 returned check fee and requires subsequent payments via credit card, money order, or certified check; effective April 1, 2026.

North Carolina salons may request licensure for additional chairs by submitting written applications with owner name, license number, and booth fees to the State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners, effective April 1, 2026.

North Carolina State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners permits licensees to request duplicate licenses with written application and fee; rule readopted effective April 1, 2026.

North Carolina cosmetology and esthetics licensees serving in the Armed Forces or their spouses may defer renewal payments and continuing education requirements, and military-trained individuals from other states may apply for reciprocal licensure; …