Bill Text: TX SB362 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the practice of cosmetology.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [SB362 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB362-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 362 | ||
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| relating to the practice of cosmetology. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 1602.002, Occupations Code, is amended | ||
| by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as | ||
| follows: | ||
| (a) In this chapter, "cosmetology" means the practice of | ||
| performing or offering to perform for compensation any of the | ||
| following services: | ||
| (1) treating a person's hair by: | ||
| (A) providing any method of treatment as a | ||
| primary service, including arranging, beautifying, bleaching, | ||
| cleansing, coloring, cutting, dressing, dyeing, processing, | ||
| shampooing, shaping, singeing, straightening, styling, tinting, or | ||
| waving; | ||
| (B) providing a necessary service that is | ||
| preparatory or ancillary to a service under Paragraph (A), | ||
| including bobbing, clipping, cutting, or trimming a person's hair | ||
| or shaving a person's neck with a safety razor; or | ||
| (C) cutting the person's hair as a separate and | ||
| independent service for which a charge is directly or indirectly | ||
| made separately from charges for any other service; | ||
| (2) weaving or braiding a person's hair; | ||
| (3) shampooing and conditioning a person's hair; | ||
| (4) servicing a person's wig or artificial hairpiece | ||
| on a person's head or on a block after the initial retail sale and | ||
| servicing in any manner listed in Subdivision (1); | ||
| (5) treating a person's mustache or beard by | ||
| arranging, beautifying, coloring, processing, styling, [ |
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| trimming, or shaving with a safety razor; | ||
| (6) cleansing, stimulating, or massaging a person's | ||
| scalp, face, neck, or arms: | ||
| (A) by hand or by using a device, apparatus, or | ||
| appliance; and | ||
| (B) with or without the use of any cosmetic | ||
| preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, or cream; | ||
| (7) beautifying a person's face, neck, or arms using a | ||
| cosmetic preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, powder, oil, | ||
| clay, cream, or appliance; | ||
| (8) administering facial treatments; | ||
| (9) removing superfluous hair from a person's body | ||
| using depilatories, preparations, or tweezing techniques; | ||
| (10) treating a person's nails by: | ||
| (A) cutting, trimming, polishing, tinting, | ||
| coloring, cleansing, or manicuring; or | ||
| (B) attaching false nails; | ||
| (11) massaging, cleansing, treating, or beautifying a | ||
| person's hands or feet; or | ||
| (12) applying semipermanent, thread-like extensions | ||
| composed of single fibers to a person's eyelashes. | ||
| (a-1) In this section, "safety razor" means a razor that is | ||
| fitted with a guard close to the cutting edge of the razor that is | ||
| intended to: | ||
| (1) prevent the razor from cutting too deeply; and | ||
| (2) reduce the risk and incidence of accidental cuts. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 362 passed the Senate on | ||
| March 13, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 362 passed the House on | ||
| May 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 0, two | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
