New York A 8266: Limits the sale of chemical hair relaxers and permanent hairstyle kits

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A08266 Summary:

BILL NOA08266 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPretlow

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §399-tt, Gen Bus L

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Limits the sale of chemical hair relaxers and permanent hairstyle kits to licensed cosmetologists.

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BILL NOA08266 

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05/06/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

01/07/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8266

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to limiting the
 sale of chemical hair relaxers and at-home permanent hairstyle kits to
 licensed cosmetologists

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

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 2 399-tt to read as follows:
 3 § 399-tt. Sale of certain cosmetology products. 1. (a) For the
 4 purposes of this section "chemical hair relaxer" shall mean any product
 5 that is designed to straighten curly, coiled, or tightly coiled hair by
 6 breaking the disulfide bonds found within a persons hair;
 7 (b) "permanent hairstyle kit" shall mean any product that alters the
 8 structure in a persons hair to create a hairstyle, otherwise known as, a
 9 perm; and
 10 (c) "entity" shall mean any business, firm, partnership, association,
 11 limited liability company, or corporation.
 12 2. Any entity licensed or authorized to do business in the state of
 13 New York that provides cosmetology products shall only sell or offer for
 14 retail sale chemical hair relaxers or permanent hairstyle kits to indi-
 15 viduals licensed in the practice of cosmetology pursuant to article
 16 twenty-seven of this chapter.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11888-01-5

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