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28+HOUSE BILL 281
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30+TH LEGISLATURE
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35+OF
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39+MEXICO
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42+ FIRST SESSION
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45+2025
46+INTRODUCED BY
47+Janelle Anyanonu and Pamelya Herndon and Harold Pope
2848 AN ACT
29-RELATING TO LICENSURE; EXEMPTING HAIR BRAIDING FROM
30-PROVISIONS OF THE BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS ACT; PROHIBITING
31-DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR HAIR BRAIDING WITHOUT BEING LICENSED
32-PURSUANT TO THE BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS ACT.
49+RELATING TO LICENSURE; EXEMPTING HAIR BRAIDING FROM PROVISIONS
50+OF THE BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS ACT; PROHIBITING DISCIPLINARY
51+ACTION FOR HAIR BRAIDING WITHOUT BEING LICENSED PURSUANT TO THE
52+BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS ACT.
3353 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
3454 SECTION 1. Section 61-17A-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
3555 Chapter 171, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:
3656 "61-17A-2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Barbers and
3757 Cosmetologists Act:
3858 A. "barber" means a person, other than a student,
3959 who for compensation engages in barbering;
4060 B. "board" means the board of barbers and
4161 cosmetologists;
4262 C. "cosmetologist" means a person, other than a
43-student, who for compensation engages in cosmetology;
44-D. "department" means the regulation and licensing
45-department;
46-E. "electrologist" means a person, other than a
47-student, who for compensation removes hair from or destroys
48-hair on the human body through the use of an electric current
49-applied to the body with a needle-shaped electrode or probe;
50-F. "enterprise" means a business venture, firm or
51-organization; HB 281/a
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90+student, who for compensation engages in cosmetology;
91+D. "department" means the regulation and licensing
92+department;
93+E. "electrologist" means a person, other than a
94+student, who for compensation removes hair from or destroys
95+hair on the human body through the use of an electric current
96+applied to the body with a needle-shaped electrode or probe;
97+F. "enterprise" means a business venture, firm or
98+organization;
7899 G. "establishment" means an immobile beauty shop,
79100 barber shop, electrology clinic, salon or similar place of
80101 business in which cosmetology, barbering, eyebrow threading,
81102 hairstyling or electrolysis is performed;
82103 H. "esthetician" means a person, other than a
83104 student, who for compensation:
84105 (1) uses cosmetic preparations, including
85106 makeup applications, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays or
86-creams, for the purpose of preserving the health and beauty
87-of the skin and body;
107+creams, for the purpose of preserving the health and beauty of
108+the skin and body;
88109 (2) massages, cleans, stimulates or
89110 manipulates the skin for the purpose of preserving the health
90111 and beauty of the skin and body; or
91112 (3) performs activities similar to the
92-activities described in Paragraph (1) or (2) of this
93-subsection on any part of the body of a person;
94-I. "eyebrow threading" means a method of hair
95-removal in which a thin thread is doubled, twisted and then
96-rolled over areas of unwanted hair, plucking the hair at the
97-follicle level;
98-J. "hair braiding" means twisting, wrapping,
99-weaving, extending, locking or braiding hair and incidental
100-use of topical agents and mechanical devices and includes use
101-of hair extensions, hair fibers, decorative beads and other
102-accessories incidental to hair braiding; HB 281/a
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113+activities described in Paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection
114+on any part of the body of a person;
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129-K. "hairstylist" means a person, other than a
143+I. "eyebrow threading" means a method of hair
144+removal in which a thin thread is doubled, twisted and then
145+rolled over areas of unwanted hair, plucking the hair at the
146+follicle level;
147+J. "hair braiding" means twisting, wrapping,
148+weaving, extending, locking or braiding hair and incidental use
149+of topical agents and mechanical devices and includes use of
150+hair extensions, hair fibers, decorative beads and other
151+accessories incidental to hair braiding;
152+[J.] K. "hairstylist" means a person, other than a
130153 student, who for compensation engages in hairstyling;
131-L. "manicurist-pedicurist" means a person, other
132-than a student, who for compensation performs work on the
154+[K.] L. "manicurist-pedicurist" means a person,
155+other than a student, who for compensation performs work on the
133156 nails of a person and applies nail extensions or products to
134157 the nails for the purpose of strengthening or preserving the
135158 health and beauty of the hands or feet;
136-M. "sanitation" means the maintenance of sanitary
137-conditions to promote hygiene and the prevention of disease
138-through the use of chemical agents or products;
139-N. "school" means a public or private
159+[L.] M. "sanitation" means the maintenance of
160+sanitary conditions to promote hygiene and the prevention of
161+disease through the use of chemical agents or products;
162+[M.] N. "school" means a public or private
140163 instructional facility approved by the board that teaches
141164 cosmetology, barbering or hairstyling; and
142-O. "student" means a person enrolled in a school
143-to learn or be trained in cosmetology, barbering, hairstyling
144-or electrolysis."
145-SECTION 2. Section 61-17A-4.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws
146-2017, Chapter 112, Section 1) is amended to read:
147-"61-17A-4.1. HAIRSTYLING DEFINED.--Hairstyling includes
148-any one or any combination of the following practices when
149-done upon the upper part of the male or female human body for
150-cosmetic purposes for the public generally, using the hands
151-or manual, mechanical or electrical implements or appliances:
152-A. cleansing, massaging or stimulating the scalp
153-with oils, creams, lotions or other cosmetic or chemical HB 281/a
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165+[N.] O. "student" means a person enrolled in a
166+school to learn or be trained in cosmetology, barbering,
167+hairstyling or electrolysis."
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196+SECTION 2. Section 61-17A-4.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2017,
197+Chapter 112, Section 1) is amended to read:
198+"61-17A-4.1. HAIRSTYLING DEFINED.--Hairstyling includes
199+any one or any combination of the following practices when done
200+upon the upper part of the male or female human body for
201+cosmetic purposes for the public generally, using the hands or
202+manual, mechanical or electrical implements or appliances:
203+A. cleansing, massaging or stimulating the scalp
204+with oils, creams, lotions or other cosmetic or chemical
180205 preparations;
181206 B. applying cosmetic or chemical preparations,
182207 antiseptics, powders, oils, clays or lotions to the scalp;
183208 C. cutting, arranging, applying hair extensions to
184209 or styling the hair by any means; provided that hairstyling
185210 does not include hair braiding;
186211 D. cleansing, coloring, lightening, waving or
187-straightening the hair with cosmetic or chemical
188-preparations; or
212+straightening the hair with cosmetic or chemical preparations;
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189214 E. trimming a person's beard."
190215 SECTION 3. Section 61-17A-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
191216 Chapter 171, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read:
192217 "61-17A-5. LICENSE REQUIRED.--
193218 A. Unless licensed pursuant to the Barbers and
194-Cosmetologists Act or exempted from the provisions of that
195-act, no person shall practice barbering, hairstyling or
196-cosmetology for compensation either directly or indirectly.
197-B. Unless licensed pursuant to the Barbers and
198-Cosmetologists Act, no person shall operate a school or
199-establishment for compensation.
200-C. Unless licensed pursuant to the Barbers and
201-Cosmetologists Act or exempted from the provisions of that
202-act, no person shall teach barbering, hairstyling,
203-cosmetology or electrology for compensation.
204-D. Unless licensed by the board pursuant to the HB 281/a
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219+Cosmetologists Act or exempted from the provisions of that act,
220+no person shall practice barbering, hairstyling or cosmetology
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249+for compensation either directly or indirectly.
250+B. Unless licensed pursuant to the Barbers and
251+Cosmetologists Act, no person shall operate a school or
252+establishment for compensation.
253+C. Unless licensed pursuant to the Barbers and
254+Cosmetologists Act or exempted from the provisions of that act,
255+no person shall teach barbering, hairstyling, cosmetology or
256+electrology for compensation.
257+D. Unless licensed by the board pursuant to the
231258 Barbers and Cosmetologists Act, no person shall practice as a
232259 manicurist-pedicurist, esthetician or electrologist for
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234261 E. A person who engages in eyebrow threading or
235-hair braiding shall not be required to have a license issued
236-by the board."
237-SECTION 4. Section 61-17A-21 NMSA 1978 (being Laws
238-1993, Chapter 171, Section 21, as amended) is amended to
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240-"61-17A-21. GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL TO ISSUE, RENEW,
241-SUSPEND OR REVOKE A LICENSE.--
262+hair braiding shall not be required to have a license issued by
263+the board."
264+SECTION 4. Section 61-17A-21 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
265+Chapter 171, Section 21, as amended) is amended to read:
266+"61-17A-21. GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL TO ISSUE, RENEW, SUSPEND
267+OR REVOKE A LICENSE.--
242268 A. The board shall, in accordance with the
243269 provisions of the Uniform Licensing Act, issue a fine or
244-penalty, restrict, refuse to issue or renew or shall suspend
245-or revoke a license for any one or more of the following
246-causes:
247-(1) the commission of any offense described
248-in the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act;
249-(2) the violation of any sanitary regulation
250-promulgated by the board;
251-(3) malpractice or incompetency;
252-(4) advertising by means of knowingly false
253-or deceptive statements;
254-(5) working in a capacity regulated pursuant
255-to the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act while under the HB 281/a
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270+penalty, restrict, refuse to issue or renew or shall suspend or
271+revoke a license for any one or more of the following causes:
272+(1) the commission of any offense described in
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282-influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs;
302+(2) the violation of any sanitary regulation
303+promulgated by the board;
304+(3) malpractice or incompetency;
305+(4) advertising by means of knowingly false or
306+deceptive statements;
307+(5) working in a capacity regulated pursuant
308+to the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act while under the influence
309+of intoxicating liquor or drugs;
283310 (6) continuing to practice in or be employed
284311 by an establishment, an enterprise, a school or an electrology
285312 clinic in which the sanitary rules of the board, of the
286-department of health or of any other lawfully constituted
287-board or state agency, promulgated for the regulation of
313+department of health or of any other lawfully constituted board
314+or state agency, promulgated for the regulation of
288315 establishments, enterprises, schools or electrology clinics,
289316 are known by the licensee to be violated;
290317 (7) default of a licensee on a student loan;
291318 (8) gross continued negligence in observing
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293320 (9) renting, loaning or allowing the use of
294321 the license to any person not licensed under the provisions of
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296323 (10) dishonesty or unfair or deceptive
297324 practices;
298325 (11) sexual, racial or religious harassment;
299326 (12) conduct of illegal activities in an
300-establishment, enterprise, school or electrology clinic or by
301-a licensee; or
302-(13) aiding, abetting or conspiring to evade
303-or violate the provisions of the Barbers and Cosmetologists
304-Act.
305-B. A suspended or revoked license shall be
306-delivered to the department or an agent of the department upon HB 281/a
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334-C. A license shall not be denied for hair braiding
335-without being licensed for barbering, cosmetology or
336-hairstyling prior to July 1, 2025."
337-SECTION 5. Section 61-17A-22 NMSA 1978 (being Laws
338-1993, Chapter 171, Section 22, as amended) is amended to read:
355+establishment, enterprise, school or electrology clinic or by a
356+licensee; or
357+(13) aiding, abetting or conspiring to evade
358+or violate the provisions of the Barbers and Cosmetologists
359+Act.
360+B. [Any license] A suspended or revoked license
361+shall be delivered to the department or [any ] an agent of the
362+department upon demand.
363+C. A license shall not be suspended, revoked or
364+denied for hair braiding without being licensed for barbering,
365+cosmetology or hairstyling prior to July 1, 2025. "
366+SECTION 5. Section 61-17A-22 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
367+Chapter 171, Section 22, as amended) is amended to read:
339368 "61-17A-22. EXEMPTIONS.--The following persons are
340369 exempt from the provisions of the Barbers and Cosmetologists
341370 Act while in the discharge of their professional duties:
342371 A. persons licensed by the law of this state to
343372 practice medicine and surgery or chiropractic;
344-B. commissioned medical or surgical officers of
345-the United States army, navy or marine hospital service;
373+B. commissioned medical or surgical officers of the
374+United States army, navy or marine hospital service;
346375 C. registered nurses; and
347-D. funeral service practitioners."
376+D. funeral service practitioners. [and
377+E. persons providing only eyebrow-threading
378+services]"
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