85R6557 JCG-F     By: Kuempel H.B. No. 3307       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the regulation of barbering and cosmetology.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 1601, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 1601.0025 to read as follows:          Sec. 1601.0025.  SERVICES NOT CONSTITUTING BARBERING.   Notwithstanding Section 1601.002, "barbering," "practicing   barbering," and "practice of barbering" do not include threading,   which involves removing unwanted eyebrow hair from a person by   using a thin piece of thread that is looped around the hair and   pulled to remove the hair and includes the incidental trimming of   eyebrow hair.          SECTION 2.  Section 1602.002(a), Occupations Code, is   amended 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,   shampooing, 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)  shampooing and conditioning a person's hair;                (3)  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);                (4)  treating a person's mustache or beard by   arranging, beautifying, coloring, processing, styling, trimming,   or shaving with a safety razor;                (5)  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;                (6)  beautifying a person's face, neck, or arms using a   cosmetic preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, powder, oil,   clay, cream, or appliance;                (7)  administering facial treatments;                (8)  removing superfluous hair from a person's body   using depilatories, preparations or chemicals, tweezers, or other   devices or appliances of any kind or description [tweezing   techniques];                (9)  treating a person's nails by:                      (A)  cutting, trimming, polishing, tinting,   coloring, cleansing, or manicuring; or                      (B)  attaching false nails;                (10)  massaging, cleansing, treating, or beautifying a   person's hands or feet;                (11)  applying semipermanent, thread-like extensions   composed of single fibers to a person's eyelashes; or                (12)  weaving a person's hair.          SECTION 3.  Subchapter A, Chapter 1602, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 1602.0025 to read as follows:          Sec. 1602.0025.  SERVICES NOT CONSTITUTING COSMETOLOGY.   Notwithstanding Section 1602.002(a), "cosmetology" does not   include threading, which involves removing unwanted eyebrow hair   from a person by using a thin piece of thread that is looped around   the hair and pulled to remove the hair and includes the incidental   trimming of eyebrow hair.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.