Louisiana HB 639: COSMETOLOGY:  Exempts the exclusive practices of shampooing and threading from regulation by the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology

Bill Text

HLS 18RS-983 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 639
BY REPRESENTATIVE EMERSON
COSMETOLOGY: Exempts the exclusive practices of shampooing and threading from
regulation by the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 37:563(6) and to enact R.S. 37:581(F), relative to cosmetology;
3 to provide for regulation of the practice of cosmetology; to exempt certain practices
4 from regulation by the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology; to provide for repeal
5 of certain administrative rules; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 37:563(6) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 37:581(F) is
8 hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 §563. Definitions
10 As used in this Chapter, the following words shall have the meaning herein
11 ascribed to them, unless the content clearly otherwise indicates:
12 * * *
13 (6)(a) "Cosmetology" means the practice of using one's hands, mechanical
14 or electrical apparatuses, or appliances or using cosmetic preparations, antiseptics,
15 soaps, detergents, tonics, lotions, or creams in any one or any combination of the
16 practices of esthetics, hair dressing, and manicuring for compensation, direct or
17 indirect, including tips.
18 (b) "Cosmetology" shall not include the practice of shampooing or the
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1 practice of threading if those services are not combined with any other service that
2 is regulated pursuant to this Chapter.
3 * * *
4 §581. Unlawful practice; exemptions
5 * * *
6 F. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to require a person who
7 performs shampooing or threading, and does not perform those services in
8 combination with any other service that is regulated pursuant to this Chapter, to
9 possess a certificate, permit, or any other type of credential from the board.
10 Section 2.(A) Any rule or regulation requiring certification or permitting
11 promulgated by the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology which applies exclusively to
12 shampooing shall be null, void, and without effect upon the effective date of this Act. The
13 Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology shall issue a notice of intent to repeal any such rule
14 or regulation on or before September 1, 2018, and shall cause the repeal to become effective
15 on or before December 1, 2018.
16 (B) Any rule or regulation requiring certification or permitting promulgated by the
17 Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology which applies exclusively to threading shall be null,
18 void, and without effect upon the effective date of this Act. The Louisiana State Board of
19 Cosmetology shall issue a notice of intent to repeal any such rule or regulation on or before
20 September 1, 2018, and shall cause the repeal to become effective on or before December
21 1, 2018.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 639 Original 2018 Regular Session Emerson
Abstract: Exempts shampooing and threading from regulation by the La. State Board of
Cosmetology when those services are not combined with any other regulated service.
Present law defines "cosmetology" as the practice of using one's hands, mechanical or
electrical apparatuses, or appliances or using cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, soaps,
detergents, tonics, lotions, or creams in any one or any combination of the practices of
esthetics, hair dressing, and manicuring for compensation, direct or indirect, including tips.
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Proposed law retains present law and stipulates that cosmetology shall not include the
practice of shampooing or the practice of threading if those services are not combined with
any other service that is regulated pursuant to present law.
Proposed law provides that nothing in present law shall be construed to require a person who
performs shampooing or threading, and does not perform those services in combination with
any other service regulated pursuant to present law, to possess a certificate, permit, or any
other type of credential from the La. State Board of Cosmetology.
Proposed law provides that any rule or regulation of the La. State Board of Cosmetology
requiring certification or permitting which applies exclusively to shampooing or to threading
shall be null, void, and without effect upon the effective date of proposed law. Requires that
any such rule be repealed on or before Dec. 1, 2018.
(Amends R.S. 37:563(6); Adds R.S. 37:581(F))
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