Bill > S3136

Introduced Session

This bill exempts persons who provide hair braiding or eyebrow threading services from the licensure requirements under the "Cosmetology and Hairstyling Act of 1984," P.L.1984, c.205 (C.45:5B-1 et seq.). Currently, any person who provides any of the services encompassed within the definition of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring or skin care specialty services must secure a license from the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling. This bill removes the practices of hair braiding and eyebrow threading from those definitions, and exempts persons who provide hair braiding or eyebrow threading services, when performed for the general public for compensation, from the licensure requirement. The bill defines "eyebrow threading" as the method of removing hair from the eyebrows by using cotton thread to pull hair from follicles without the use of chemicals, heat, or any type of wax. "Eyebrow threading" may include the use of over-the-counter astringents, gels and powders, and tweezers and scissors incidental to threading. The bill also defines "hair braiding" as the twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding of hair by hand or with mechanical devices. "Hair braiding" may include the use of: natural or synthetic hair extensions or fibers, decorative beads, and other hair accessories; minor trimming of natural hair or hair extensions incidental to twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding hair; making of wigs from natural hair, natural or synthetic fibers, and hair extensions; and the use of topical agents in conjunction with performing hair braiding, including conditioners, gels, moisturizers, oils, pomades, and shampoos.

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Robert Gordon (D)*,  Joe Pennacchio (R)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee (on 05/08/2017)