By Mowery H.B. No. 551
77R8262 SMH-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the authority of a cosmetologist to treat a person's
1-3 mustache or beard.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 1602.002, Occupations Code, is amended to
1-6 read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 1602.002. DEFINITION OF COSMETOLOGY. In this chapter,
1-8 "cosmetology" means the practice of performing or offering to
1-9 perform for compensation any of the following services:
1-10 (1) treating a person's hair by:
1-11 (A) providing any method of treatment as a
1-12 primary service, including arranging, beautifying, bleaching,
1-13 cleansing, coloring, cutting, dressing, dyeing, processing,
1-14 shampooing, shaping, singeing, straightening, styling, tinting, or
1-15 waving;
1-16 (B) providing a necessary service that is
1-17 preparatory or ancillary to a service under Paragraph (A),
1-18 including bobbing, clipping, cutting, or trimming; or
1-19 (C) cutting the person's hair as a separate and
1-20 independent service for which a charge is directly or indirectly
1-21 made separately from charges for any other service;
1-22 (2) weaving or braiding a person's hair;
1-23 (3) shampooing and conditioning a person's hair;
1-24 (4) servicing a person's wig or artificial hairpiece
2-1 on a person's head or on a block after the initial retail sale and
2-2 servicing in any manner listed in Subdivision (1);
2-3 (5) treating a person's mustache or beard by
2-4 arranging, beautifying, coloring, processing, styling, or trimming;
2-5 (6) cleansing, stimulating, or massaging a person's
2-6 scalp, face, neck, or arms:
2-7 (A) by hand or by using a device, apparatus, or
2-8 appliance; and
2-9 (B) with or without the use of any cosmetic
2-10 preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, or cream;
2-11 (7) [(6)] beautifying a person's face, neck, or arms
2-12 using a cosmetic preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, powder,
2-13 oil, clay, cream, or appliance;
2-14 (8) [(7)] administering facial treatments;
2-15 (9) [(8)] removing superfluous hair from a person's
2-16 body using depilatories or mechanical tweezers;
2-17 (10) [(9)] treating a person's nails by:
2-18 (A) cutting, trimming, polishing, tinting,
2-19 coloring, cleansing, or manicuring; or
2-20 (B) attaching false nails; or
2-21 (11) [(10)] massaging, cleansing, treating, or
2-22 beautifying a person's hands or feet.
2-23 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
2-24 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
2-25 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
2-26 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2-27 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.