SB101 - Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology.

  89R2657 JTZ-D     By: Hall S.B. No. 101       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1603.0011(a), Occupations Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  The practices of barbering and cosmetology consist 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 in this   section as a primary service, including [ arranging, beautifying, ]   bleaching, [ cleansing, ] coloring, cutting, [ dressing, ] dyeing,   processing, shaping, singeing, [ straightening, styling, ] tinting,   or straightening or waving using reactive chemicals ;                      (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)  treating a person's mustache or beard by   arranging, beautifying, coloring, processing, styling, trimming,   or shaving with a safety razor;                (3)  cleansing, stimulating, or massaging a person's   [ scalp, ] face, neck, shoulders, 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;                (4)  beautifying a person's face, neck, shoulders, or   arms using a cosmetic preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion,   powder, oil, clay, cream, or appliance;                (5)  administering facial treatments;                (6)  removing superfluous hair from a person's body   using depilatories, preparations or chemicals, tweezers, or other   devices or appliances of any kind or description;                (7)  treating a person's nails by:                      (A)  cutting, trimming, polishing, tinting,   coloring, cleansing, manicuring, or pedicuring; or                      (B)  attaching false nails; or                (8)  massaging, cleansing, treating, or beautifying a   person's hands or feet[ ; or                [ (9)     weaving a person's hair by using any method to   attach commercial hair to a person's hair or scalp ].          SECTION 2.  Section 1603.0012, Occupations Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 1603.0012.  SERVICES NOT CONSTITUTING BARBERING OR   COSMETOLOGY.  Barbering and cosmetology do not include:                (1)  threading, which involves removing unwanted hair   from a person by using a piece of thread that is looped around the   hair and pulled to remove the hair and includes the incidental   trimming of eyebrow hair; [ or ]                (2)  servicing a person's wig, toupee, or artificial   hairpiece on a person's head or on a block after the initial retail   sale in any manner described by Section 1603.0011(a)(1) ; or                 (3)     blow-dry styling, which includes the practice of   cleansing, conditioning, drying, arranging, curling,   straightening, or styling hair using only mechanical devices, hair   sprays, and topical agents, including balms, oils, and serums .          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.