California Senate Bill SB896 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 896AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 25, 2016 AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 17, 2016 INTRODUCED BY Senator Nguyen  (   Coauthor:   Senator   Mendoza   )   (   Coauthor:   Assembly Member   Chiu   )  JANUARY 21, 2016 An act to add Section 7353.5 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 896, as amended, Nguyen. Barbering and cosmetology: nail care establishments: credit and debit cards. Existing law, the Barbering and Cosmetology Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of barbers, cosmetologists, estheticians, manicurists, electrologists, and apprentices by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology. The act requires the licensure of any person, firm, or corporation operating an establishment engaged in a practice regulated by the board, as specified, and requires a licensed establishment to comply with various requirements. A violation of the Barbering and Cosmetology Act is generally a misdemeanor. This bill would require an establishment  offering   that offers  nail care services, if it accepts a debit or credit  card  as payment for nail care services, to also accept a debit or credit card for payment of a tip.  By expanding the scope of the criminal penalty provisions of the Barbering and Cosmetology Act, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.  The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 7353.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 7353.5. If an establishment  offering   that offers  nail care services accepts a debit or credit card as payment for nail care services, the establishment shall also accept a debit or credit card for payment of a tip. SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.