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Tennessee's Ink of Hope Act requires human trafficking recognition training before a tattoo permit is issued, with existing licensees given until the end of 2028. California's equivalent is at third reading now. Delaware's is enrolled and awaiting the Governor. Plus what else moved in 2025 and 2026.
Nation.Tattoo Editorial · Jul 20, 2026
The federal bloodborne pathogen standard reaches employers with employees. A sole proprietor or booth renter working alone falls outside federal OSHA jurisdiction entirely — which is exactly why states impose training through licensure instead. Plus: Georgia does now license artists, and almost every list online still says it does not.
REACH entry 75 paragraph 8: a mixture without the statement "Mixture for use in tattoos or permanent make-up" may not be used for tattooing. No lab needed, no chemistry — if it is not on the bottle, using it is unlawful. And labelling, not chemistry, is what inspectors find wrong most often.
Entry 75 has never been amended and has no review clause. The Commission refused a 178,201-signature petition twice. One court case was dismissed; four more are pending. And the UK, after its own regulator proposed letting the pigments through, restricted them anyway.
In twelve states parental consent is legally irrelevant — tattooing under-18s is banned outright. Arizona makes it a felony. Idaho draws its line at 14. Nevada has no state rule at all. Thirty-three states verified against primary statutes.
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