2025 STATE OF WYOMING 25LSO-03991SF0113 SENATE FILE NO. SF0113 Braider opportunity act. Sponsored by: Senator(s) Hutchings, Brennan, Nethercott, Pearson, Schuler and Steinmetz and Representative(s) Andrew, Angelos, Brady, Bratten, Lawley, Lien, Lucas, Provenza and Rodriguez-Williams A BILL for 1 AN ACT relating to professions and occupations; specifying 2 that the practice of natural hair braiding is exempt from 3 the Wyoming Cosmetology Act; clarifying that the owner of a 4 salon may require certification for the practice of natural 5 hair braiding; making conforming amendments; and providing 6 for an effective date. 7 8 9 10W.S. 33-12-120(a) by creating new 11 paragraphs (xx) and (xxi) and by renumbering (xx) as (xxii) 12 and 33-12-140 by creating new subsections (d) and (e) are 13 amended to read: 14 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-03992SF01131 2 3 (a) As used in this act: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-03993SF0113 1 2 3 4 (xxii) 5 through 33-12-140. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20. This act is effective July 1, 2025 21 22 (END)