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House committee advances bill to exempt natural hair braiding from Wyoming cosmetology law
Summary
The House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee voted 8-0 (1 excused) to pass Senate File 113, which would exempt natural hair braiding from the Wyoming Cosmetology Act and allow salon owners to require private certification. The committee also adopted an amendment making the law effective immediately.
The House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee advanced Senate File 113 on a roll-call vote of 8-0 with one member recorded as excused, sending the Greater Opportunity Act to the House floor.
Senator Lynn Hutchings sponsored the bill and told the committee the measure would exempt the practice of natural hair braiding from the Wyoming Cosmetology Act and allow salon owners to require certification for braiders who work in their salons. Hutchings said the change would "open the door" to jobs and local business activity and noted that most cosmetology schools do not teach braiding as part of their curriculum.
The bill’s sponsors and supporters said the change is small in scope but broad in potential impact. Lolly Gunn, a…
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