SLS 20RS-529 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 412
BY SENATOR BARROW
COSMETOLOGY. Provides relative to the practice of cosmetology. (8/1/20)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 37:606.1, relative to cosmetology; to provide relative to registration of persons
3 working in a salon; to prohibit certain acts; to provide for orders, penalties, and
4 decisions; to provide for terms and procedures; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 37:606.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง606.1. Prohibited acts
8 A. No person shall:
9 (1) Work in a salon unless he possesses a certificate of registration to
10 practice cosmetology.
11 (2) Own a salon, including a natural hair braiding salon, unless he
12 possesses a certificate of registration as a beauty salon or salon.
13 B. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall be subject
14 to any administrative order or penalty by the board or any judicial decision as
15 provided in R.S. 37:606.
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SLS 20RS-529 ORIGINAL
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Ridge.
DIGEST
SB 412 Original 2020 Regular Session Barrow
Present law provides for the regulation and licensure of a cosmetologist and salon owner
pursuant to the La. Cosmetology Act.
Proposed law prohibits a person from doing either of the following:
(1)Working in a salon unless he possesses a certificate of registration to practice
cosmetology.
(2)Owning a salon, including a natural hair braiding salon, unless he possesses a
certificate of registration as a beauty salon or salon.
Present law provides for administrative orders and penalties and court proceedings.
Proposed law provides that any person who violates proposed law shall be subject to any
administrative penalty or order issued by the board or any judicial decision as provided in
present law.
Effective August 1, 2020.
(Adds R.S. 37:606.1)
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.