New York S 6231: Relates to agricultural lands

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S06231 Summary:

BILL NOS06231A

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SAME ASSAME AS A01916-A

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SPONSORWEBB

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Gen Bus L, generally

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Relates to licensing laser hair removal technicians; establishes laser hair removal rules, regulations and standards.

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BILL NOS06231A

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03/07/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

06/09/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/09/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1695

06/09/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6231A

06/12/2025PASSED SENATE

06/12/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/12/2025referred to ways and means

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6231--A
 Cal. No. 1695

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 7, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection --
 committee discharged and said bill committed to the Committee on Rules
 -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retain-
 ing its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to licensing of
 laser hair removal technicians

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 400 of the general business law is amended by
 2 adding two new subdivisions 12 and 13 to read as follows:
 3 12. The practice of "laser hair removal" means the use of a laser or
 4 pulsed light device in a hair removal procedure that does not remove the
 5 epidermis.
 6 13. "Laser hair removal technician" means a person licensed by the
 7 secretary who practices laser hair removal as defined in subdivision
 8 twelve of this section.
 9 § 2. Subdivisions 1 and 3 of section 401 of the general business law,
 10 subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 80 of the laws of 2015 and subdivi-
 11 sion 3 as amended by chapter 341 of the laws of 1998, are amended to
 12 read as follows:
 13 1. No person shall engage in the practice of nail specialty, waxing,
 14 natural hair styling, esthetics [or], cosmetology or laser hair removal,
 15 as defined in section four hundred of this article, without having
 16 received a license to engage in such practice in the manner prescribed
 17 in this article. No person shall act as a trainee or perform any service
 18 as such unless [he or she] such person has obtained a certificate of
 19 registration pursuant to this article.
 20 3. A person licensed by any other state or country to practice nail
 21 specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics [or], cosmetology or
 22 laser hair removal shall be allowed to practice in New York state for

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00118-04-5

 S. 6231--A 2

 1 three months or less within any calendar year for the purpose of giving
 2 to, or receiving from, persons who are licensed under this article
 3 training in current styles, techniques or materials, provided however,
 4 that no such unlicensed person may provide services to the public for
 5 any fee, or other compensation, whether direct or indirect.
 6 § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 403 of the general business law, as
 7 amended by chapter 339 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as
 8 follows:
 9 1. There shall be established within the department an advisory
 10 committee which shall consist of [nine] eleven members broadly represen-
 11 tative of the appearance enhancement industry; including one person
 12 engaged in the practice of either nail specialty or waxing; two persons
 13 engaged in natural hair styling; one of whom shall be knowledgeable in
 14 the practice of styling techniques which place tension on the hair
 15 roots, and one of whom shall ensure strict adherence to quality services
 16 for all clients of all hair types, including, but not limited to, curl
 17 pattern, hair strand thickness, and volume of hair; one person engaged
 18 in esthetics; one person engaged