Rhode Island HB 7836: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BARBERS, HAIRDRESSERS, COSMETICIANS, MANICURISTS, AND ESTHETICIANS

Bill Text

2026 -- H 7836
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LC005256
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S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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A N A C T
RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BARBERS, HAIRDRESSERS,
COSMETICIANS, MANICURISTS, AND ESTHETICIANS
Introduced By: Representatives Giraldo, Alzate, Cruz, Donovan, and Morales
Date Introduced: February 27, 2026
Referred To: House Corporations
(Dept. of Health)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 5-10-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-10 entitled "Barbers, 1
Hairdressers, Cosmeticians, Manicurists and Estheticians" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
5-10-10. Application form — Fee — Expiration and renewal of licenses — Fees. 3
(a) Applications for licenses under § 5-10-9 shall be made upon any forms that are 4
prescribed by the division and are accompanied by an application fee established in regulation. The 5
license of every person licensed under §§ 5-10-8 and 5-10-9 shall expire on the thirtieth (30th) day 6
of October of every other year following the date of license. This is determined on an odd-even 7
basis. On or before the first day of September of every year, the administrator of professional 8
regulation shall mail an application for send notification of the renewal of license to persons those 9
scheduled to be licensed that year on an odd or even basis as to the license number. Every person 10
who wishes to renew his or her license must file with the administrator of professional regulation 11
a renewal application duly executed together with the renewal fee as set forth in § 23-1-54. 12
Applications, accompanied by the fee for renewal, shall be filed with the division on or before the 13
fifteenth (15th) day of October in each renewal year. Upon receipt of the application and fee, the 14
administrator of professional regulation shall grant a renewal license effective October 1 and 15
expiring two (2) years later on September 30. 16
(b) Every person who fails to renew his or her their license on or before September 30 17
following the date of issuance as provided in subsection (a) of this section may be reinstated by the 18

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division upon payment of the current renewal fee as set forth in § 23-1-54. 1
(c) The license shall be on the person at all times while performing the services for which 2
they are licensed. 3
SECTION 2. Section 5-25-12 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-25 entitled "Veterinary 4
Practice" is hereby amended to read as follows: 5
5-25-12. Expiration and renewal of licenses. 6
(a) The certificate of every person licensed as a veterinarian under the provisions of this 7
chapter expires on the first day of May of each even-numbered year. On or before the first day of 8
March of each two-year (2) period, the department shall mail an application send a reminder for 9
renewal of license to every person to whom a license has been issued or renewed during the current 10
licensure period. Every person so licensed who desires to renew his or her their license shall file 11
with the department a renewal application duly executed together with a renewal fee as set forth in 12
§ 23-1-54 on or before the thirty-first first day of March May of each even-numbered year. 13
(b) Upon receipt of an application, and payment of the renewal fee, the department shall 14
grant a renewal license effective the second day of May, and expiring on the first day of May of 15
the next even-numbered year. 16
(c) Any person who allows his or her their license to lapse by failing to renew it on or 17
before the thirty-first first day of March May of the next even-numbered year, as provided in 18
subsection (a), may be reinstated by the department on payment of the current renewal fee plus an 19
additional fee as set forth in § 23-1-54. 20
(d) Any person using the title “veterinarian” during the time that his or her their license has 21
lapsed is subject to the penalties provided for violations of this chapter. 22
(e) Every veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary medicine within the state shall, in 23
connection with renewal of licensure, provide satisfactory evidence to the department that in the 24
preceding two-year period the veterinarian has completed a prescribed course of continuing 25
professional education established by an appropriate professional veterinary medicine association 26
and approved by rule or regulation of the department. The department may extend for only one six-27
month (6) period, these education requirements if the department is satisfied that the applicant has 28
suffered hardship which prevented meeting the educational requirement. 29
SECTION 3. Section 5-30-12 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-30 entitled "Chiropractic 30
Physicians" is hereby amended to read as follows: 31
5-30-12. Annual registration — Payment of fees. 32
Annually, during the month of October in each year, every person granted a certificate to 33
practice chiropractic medicine shall register hi