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Senate substitutes SB 87 to impose sanitation rules, hair-safety permits for shampoo/blow-dry services
Summary
Senate debate on SB 87 produced a first substitute to require sanitation standards and a limited hair-safety permit for individuals who perform shampooing and blow-drying; sponsors said the change does not eliminate cosmetology licensing and would require conspicuous signage if services are provided by unlicensed individuals.
Senators debated and substituted language for SB 87 on Jan. 28 to address sanitation standards for persons performing shampooing and blow-drying (often described as "blow-dry bars").
Senator Bramble, the floor sponsor, said the substitute focuses on minimum sanitation standards administered by the Department of Health and would require a limited permit and education/test for those performing the activity. He rejected the claim that the measure dissolves cosmetology licensing: "That that that you're accurate, that this does not do away the co with the cosmetology license," he said, and emphasized the bill would require a conspicuous sign notifying the public that a person's services are not provided by a licensed cosmetologist.
Senators questioned whether the change would require local business licensing, who would inspect or enforce the rules and whether the Department of Health or the Department of Commerce (cosmetology board) would have authority. The sponsor answered that sanitation standards would be set by the Department of Health, investigations and enforcement of licensing scope would remain with the Department of Commerce (cosmetology board), and that local business-licensing requirements are a municipal function.
The sponsor cited experience from Arizona, noting an initial small number of participants under a similar carve-out, and said the substitute is aimed at a narrow exemption for shampooing, conditioning and blow-drying rather than broader cosmetology services such as cutting or coloring.
After discussion, the Senate substituted the bill and then circled it for further consideration; the substitute was adopted and the bill was circled on the calendar.
What happens next: The bill as substituted will return to a committee or floor calendar item for additional consideration; implementation will involve rulemaking by the Department of Health and investigations by the Department of Commerce when scope exceeds the limited permit.
