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1		-	~~85R21239~~ JCG-F
	1	+	85R6557 JCG-F
2	2		By: Kuempel H.B. No. 3307
3		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3307:
4		-	By: Kuempel C.S.H.B. No. 3307
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6	4
7	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	6		AN ACT
9	7		relating to the regulation of barbering and cosmetology.
10	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	9		SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 1601, Occupations Code, is
12	10		amended by adding Section 1601.0025 to read as follows:
13	11		Sec. 1601.0025. SERVICES NOT CONSTITUTING BARBERING.
14	12		Notwithstanding Section 1601.002, "barbering," "practicing
15	13		barbering," and "practice of barbering" do not include threading,
16		-	which involves removing unwanted hair from a person by using a piece
17		-	of thread that is looped around the hair and pulled to remove the
18		-	hair and includes the incidental trimming of eyebrow hair.
	14	+	which involves removing unwanted eyebrow hair from a person by
	15	+	using a thin piece of thread that is looped around the hair and
	16	+	pulled to remove the hair and includes the incidental trimming of
	17	+	eyebrow hair.
19	18		SECTION 2. Section 1602.002(a), Occupations Code, is
20	19		amended to read as follows:
21	20		(a) In this chapter, "cosmetology" means the practice of
22	21		performing or offering to perform for compensation any of the
23	22		following services:
24	23		(1) treating a person's hair by:
25	24		(A) providing any method of treatment as a
26	25		primary service, including arranging, beautifying, bleaching,
27	26		cleansing, coloring, cutting, dressing, dyeing, processing,
28	27		shampooing, shaping, singeing, straightening, styling, tinting, or
29	28		waving;
30	29		(B) providing a necessary service that is
31	30		preparatory or ancillary to a service under Paragraph (A),
32	31		including bobbing, clipping, cutting, or trimming a person's hair
33	32		or shaving a person's neck with a safety razor; or
34	33		(C) cutting the person's hair as a separate and
35	34		independent service for which a charge is directly or indirectly
36	35		made separately from charges for any other service;
37	36		(2) shampooing and conditioning a person's hair;
38	37		(3) servicing a person's wig or artificial hairpiece
39	38		on a person's head or on a block after the initial retail sale and
40	39		servicing in any manner listed in Subdivision (1);
41	40		(4) treating a person's mustache or beard by
42	41		arranging, beautifying, coloring, processing, styling, trimming,
43	42		or shaving with a safety razor;
44	43		(5) cleansing, stimulating, or massaging a person's
45	44		scalp, face, neck, or arms:
46	45		(A) by hand or by using a device, apparatus, or
47	46		appliance; and
48	47		(B) with or without the use of any cosmetic
49	48		preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, or cream;
50	49		(6) beautifying a person's face, neck, or arms using a
51	50		cosmetic preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, powder, oil,
52	51		clay, cream, or appliance;
53	52		(7) administering facial treatments;
54	53		(8) removing superfluous hair from a person's body
55	54		using depilatories, preparations or chemicals, tweezers, or other
56	55		devices or appliances of any kind or description [tweezing
57	56		techniques];
58	57		(9) treating a person's nails by:
59	58		(A) cutting, trimming, polishing, tinting,
60	59		coloring, cleansing, or manicuring; or
61	60		(B) attaching false nails;
62	61		(10) massaging, cleansing, treating, or beautifying a
63	62		person's hands or feet;
64	63		(11) applying semipermanent, thread-like extensions
65	64		composed of single fibers to a person's eyelashes; or
66	65		(12) weaving a person's hair.
67	66		SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 1602, Occupations Code, is
68	67		amended by adding Section 1602.0025 to read as follows:
69	68		Sec. 1602.0025. SERVICES NOT CONSTITUTING COSMETOLOGY.
70	69		Notwithstanding Section 1602.002(a), "cosmetology" does not
71		-	include threading, which involves removing unwanted hair ~~from a~~
72		-	person by using a piece of thread that is looped around ~~the hair and~~
73		-	pulled to remove the hair and includes the incidental ~~trimming of~~
74		-	eyebrow hair.
	70	+	include threading, which involves removing unwanted eyebrow hair
	71	+	from a person by using a thin piece of thread that is looped around
	72	+	the hair and pulled to remove the hair and includes the incidental
	73	+	trimming of eyebrow hair.
75	74		SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.