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Senate advances bill clarifying brief, post‑haircut massages by barbers after debate over time limits
Summary
Senate bill SB172 clarifies that barbers may provide a brief, gentle head/neck/back massage after a haircut. Senators debated and defeated a proposed two‑minute cap, ultimately striking the time limit and advancing the amended bill to third reading.
The Utah Senate moved SB172 forward after an extended, sometimes jocular debate about how to define and enforce a brief massage that barbers provide after haircuts.
Sponsor Senator Weiler described the bill as a narrow deregulatory clarification: barbers historically have offered short, gentle neck and shoulder massages after haircuts, and the bill would codify that practice while excluding deeper therapeutic techniques. He offered an amendment…
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