By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1502
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
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.