S.B. No. 1502
AN ACT
relating to the regulation of barbering and cosmetology.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 1601, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 1601.0025 to read as follows:
Sec. 1601.0025. SERVICES NOT CONSTITUTING BARBERING.
Notwithstanding Section 1601.002, "barbering," "practicing
barbering," and "practice of barbering" do not include 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.
SECTION 2. Section 1602.002(a), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) In this chapter, "cosmetology" means the practice 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 as a
primary service, including arranging, beautifying, bleaching,
cleansing, coloring, cutting, dressing, dyeing, processing,
shampooing, shaping, singeing, straightening, styling, tinting, or
waving;
(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) shampooing and conditioning a person's hair;
(3) servicing a person's wig or artificial hairpiece
on a person's head or on a block after the initial retail sale and
servicing in any manner listed in Subdivision (1);
(4) treating a person's mustache or beard by
arranging, beautifying, coloring, processing, styling, trimming,
or shaving with a safety razor;
(5) cleansing, stimulating, or massaging a person's
scalp, face, neck, 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;
(6) beautifying a person's face, neck, or arms using a
cosmetic preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, powder, oil,
clay, cream, or appliance;
(7) administering facial treatments;
(8) removing superfluous hair from a person's body
using depilatories, preparations or chemicals, tweezers, or other
devices or appliances of any kind or description [tweezing
techniques];
(9) treating a person's nails by:
(A) cutting, trimming, polishing, tinting,
coloring, cleansing, or manicuring; or
(B) attaching false nails;
(10) massaging, cleansing, treating, or beautifying a
person's hands or feet;
(11) applying semipermanent, thread-like extensions
composed of single fibers to a person's eyelashes; or
(12) weaving a person's hair.
SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 1602, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 1602.0025 to read as follows:
Sec. 1602.0025. SERVICES NOT CONSTITUTING COSMETOLOGY.
Notwithstanding Section 1602.002(a), "cosmetology" does not
include 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.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1502 passed the Senate on
April 26, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1502 passed the House on
May 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor