Senate Bill S8573

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the practice of natural hair care and braiding

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S8573 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Gen Bus L, generally

2023-S8573 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the practice of natural hair care and braiding; creates an apprenticeship in such area; makes conforming technical changes.

2023-S8573 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8573 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8573
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 15, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEBB  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the practice of
   natural hair care and braiding
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The article heading of article 27 of the general business
 law, as added by chapter 509 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read  as
 follows:
                    LICENSING OF NAIL SPECIALTY, NATURAL
                     HAIR [STYLING] CARE AND BRAIDING,
                         ESTHETICS AND COSMETOLOGY
   §  2. Subdivisions 3 and 5 of section 400 of the general business law,
 subdivision 3 as added by chapter 509 of the laws of 1992  and  subdivi-
 sion  5  as  amended  by chapter 343 of the laws of 1998, are amended to
 read as follows:
   3. "Licensee" means a person licensed  pursuant  to  this  article  to
 engage  in  the  practice  of  natural hair [styling] CARE AND BRAIDING,
 esthetics, nail specialty or cosmetology, or to  operate  an  appearance
 enhancement  business  in  which  such  practice,  as herein defined, is
 provided to the public.
   5. A. The practice of "natural hair [styling] CARE AND BRAIDING" means
 providing for a fee, or any consideration or exchange, whether direct or
 indirect, any of the following services to the hair of  a  human  being:
 WITH  ALL RANGES OF HAIR TYPES AND TEXTURES, CONSULTING AND SCALP ANALY-
 SIS, HAIR TEXTURE ASSESSMENT, shampooing, CONDITIONING, PROVIDING CLEAN,
 BOTANICAL AND SUSTAINABLE BEAUTY PRODUCTS WHICH INCLUDE  CLARIFYING  AND
 MOISTURIZING  SHAMPOOS, LEAVE-IN CONDITIONERS AND STEAM HYDRATION CONDI-
 TIONING, SCALP TREATMENTS, WELLNESS  PRACTICES,  HYDRATION  AND  PROTEIN
 STRENGTHENING    TREATMENTS,   CLAYS,   MASKS,   ESSENTIAL   OILS,   AND
 HERBAL/BOTANICAL RINSES, arranging, dressing, twisting,  COILING,  wrap-
 ping,  weaving, extending, locking, PALM ROLLING or braiding the hair or
 beard by either hand or  mechanical  [appliances]  EQUIPMENT,  INCLUDING
 USING  CLIPS,  COMBS,  CROCHET  NEEDLES,  LATCH-HOOK TOOLS, INTERLOCKING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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