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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1603.0011(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The practices of barbering and cosmetology consist of |
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performing or offering to perform for compensation any of the |
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following services: |
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(1) treating a person's hair by: |
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(A) providing any method of treatment in this |
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section as a primary service, including [arranging, beautifying,] |
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bleaching, [cleansing,] coloring, cutting, [dressing,] dyeing, |
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processing, shaping, singeing, [straightening, styling,] tinting, |
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or straightening or waving using reactive chemicals; |
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(B) providing a necessary service that is |
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preparatory or ancillary to a service under Paragraph (A), |
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including bobbing, clipping, cutting, or trimming a person's hair |
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or shaving a person's neck with a safety razor; or |
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(C) cutting the person's hair as a separate and |
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independent service for which a charge is directly or indirectly |
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made separately from charges for any other service; |
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(2) treating a person's mustache or beard by |
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arranging, beautifying, coloring, processing, styling, trimming, |
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or shaving with a safety razor; |
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(3) cleansing, stimulating, or massaging a person's |
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[scalp,] face, neck, shoulders, or arms: |
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(A) by hand or by using a device, apparatus, or |
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appliance; and |
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(B) with or without the use of any cosmetic |
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preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, or cream; |
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(4) beautifying a person's face, neck, shoulders, or |
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arms using a cosmetic preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, |
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powder, oil, clay, cream, or appliance; |
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(5) administering facial treatments; |
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(6) removing superfluous hair from a person's body |
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using depilatories, preparations or chemicals, tweezers, or other |
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devices or appliances of any kind or description; |
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(7) treating a person's nails by: |
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(A) cutting, trimming, polishing, tinting, |
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coloring, cleansing, manicuring, or pedicuring; or |
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(B) attaching false nails; or |
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(8) massaging, cleansing, treating, or beautifying a |
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person's hands or feet[; or |
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[(9) weaving a person's hair by using any method to |
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attach commercial hair to a person's hair or scalp]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1603.0012, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1603.0012. SERVICES NOT CONSTITUTING BARBERING OR |
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COSMETOLOGY. Barbering and cosmetology do not include: |
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(1) threading, which involves removing unwanted hair |
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from a person by using a piece of thread that is looped around the |
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hair and pulled to remove the hair and includes the incidental |
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trimming of eyebrow hair; [or] |
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(2) servicing a person's wig, toupee, or artificial |
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hairpiece on a person's head or on a block after the initial retail |
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sale in any manner described by Section 1603.0011(a)(1); or |
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(3) blow-dry styling, which includes the practice of |
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cleansing, conditioning, drying, arranging, curling, |
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straightening, or styling hair using only mechanical devices, hair |
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sprays, and topical agents, including balms, oils, and serums. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |