Senate Bill S6665

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to licensing laser hair removal technicians

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S6665 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6156
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Gen Bus L, generally
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S3607, A2623

2021-S6665 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to licensing laser hair removal technicians; establishes laser hair removal rules, regulations and standards.

2021-S6665 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6665 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6665
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation  to  licensing  of
   laser hair removal technicians
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 400 of the  general  business  law  is  amended  by
 adding two new subdivisions 12 and 13 to read as follows:
   12.  THE  PRACTICE OF "LASER HAIR REMOVAL" MEANS THE USE OF A LASER OR
 PULSED LIGHT DEVICE IN A HAIR REMOVAL PROCEDURE THAT DOES NOT REMOVE THE
 EPIDERMIS.
   13. "LASER HAIR REMOVAL TECHNICIAN" MEANS A  PERSON  LICENSED  BY  THE
 SECRETARY  WHO  PRACTICES  LASER  HAIR REMOVAL AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION
 TWELVE OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. Subdivisions 1 and 3 of section 401 of the general business  law,
 subdivision  1 as amended by chapter 80 of the laws of 2015 and subdivi-
 sion 3 as amended by chapter 341 of the laws of  1998,  are  amended  to
 read as follows:
   1.  No  person shall engage in the practice of nail specialty, waxing,
 natural hair styling, esthetics [or], cosmetology OR LASER HAIR REMOVAL,
 as defined in section four  hundred  of  this  article,  without  having
 received  a  license to engage in such practice in the manner prescribed
 in this article. No person shall act as a trainee or perform any service
 as such unless he or she has  obtained  a  certificate  of  registration
 pursuant to this article.
   3.  A  person  licensed by any other state or country to practice nail
 specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics [or], cosmetology  OR
 LASER  HAIR  REMOVAL  shall be allowed to practice in New York state for
 three months or less within any calendar year for the purpose of  giving
 to,  or  receiving  from,  persons  who  are licensed under this article
 training in current styles, techniques or materials,  provided  however,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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