Bill Text: TX HB344 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced

Texas House Bill 344 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the practice of cosmetology by a person who holds an esthetician specialty license.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-07-28 - Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures [HB344 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB344-Introduced.html

	85S11761 TSR-F

	By: Thompson of Harris	H.B. No. 344



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the practice of cosmetology by a person who holds an
	esthetician specialty license.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 1602.002(a), Occupations Code, as
	amended by Chapters 217 (S.B. 1502), 920 (S.B. 1503), and 967 (S.B.
	2065), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, and as
	effective September 1, 2017, is reenacted 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,
	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) 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);
	(3) treating a person's mustache or beard by
	arranging, beautifying, coloring, processing, styling, trimming,
	or shaving with a safety razor;
	(4) 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;
	(5) beautifying a person's face, neck, or arms using a
	cosmetic preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, powder, oil,
	clay, cream, or appliance;
	(6) administering facial treatments;
	(7) removing superfluous hair from a person's body
	using depilatories, preparations or chemicals, tweezers, or other
	devices or appliances of any kind or description;
	(8) treating a person's nails by:
	(A) cutting, trimming, polishing, tinting,
	coloring, cleansing, or manicuring; or
	(B) attaching false nails;
	(9) massaging, cleansing, treating, or beautifying a
	person's hands or feet;
	(10) applying semipermanent, thread-like extensions
	composed of single fibers to a person's eyelashes; or
	(11) weaving a person's hair.
	SECTION 2. Section 1602.257(a), Occupations Code, as
	amended by Chapters 920 (S.B. 1503) and 967 (S.B. 2065), Acts of the
	85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, and as effective September
	1, 2017, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:
	(a) A person holding an esthetician specialty license may:
	(1) perform only the practice of cosmetology defined
	in Sections 1602.002(a)(4), (5), (6), (7), (9), and (10); and
	(2) cleanse, stimulate, or treat a person's back.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect December 1, 2017.