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Senate Commerce Committee backs smaller cosmetology fee increase after heated debate over board finances
Summary
The Senate Commerce Committee moved House Bill 326 favorably as amended to raise cosmetology license fees from $25 to $35, after testimony about the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology’s finances and objections from industry critics and public advocates.
The Senate Committee on Commerce moved House Bill 326 favorably as amended on a voice vote Wednesday, approving an amendment that raised certain cosmetology licensing fees from $25 to $35.
The change, offered as an amendment and adopted without recorded opposition, reduces an earlier proposal that would have doubled some fees. The committee then moved the bill as amended.
The measure’s sponsors and supporters said the modest fee increase is meant to stop an ongoing operating deficit at the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology and fund basic maintenance, licensing systems and inspections. "With the amendment, sir, we would be able to operate for several years," said Steve Young, who testified for the board.
Board staff and supporters told the committee…
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