Assembly Bill A264

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for the licensing of nail salons

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Current 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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2023-A264 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5440
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§400 & 404-b, add §406-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10042, S7993
2021-2022: A2307, S4638

2023-A264 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Imposes additional rules and requirements for the licensing of nail salons.

2023-A264 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                    264
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CRUZ,  L. ROSENTHAL, FAHY, EPSTEIN, DICKENS,
   GONZALEZ-ROJAS, CARROLL,  SIMON,  REYES,  MAMDANI,  STIRPE,  DINOWITZ,
   GALLAGHER,  MITAYNES,  JACOBSON,  SEAWRIGHT,  BURDICK, JACKSON, STECK,
   HEVESI, ANDERSON, CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
   Economic Development

 AN  ACT  to amend the general business law, in relation to the licensing
   of nail salons
 
   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 a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
   12. "NAIL SALON" MEANS AN APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENT BUSINESS WHICH  PRAC-
 TICES NAIL SPECIALTY.
   §  2. Section 404-b of the general business law, as amended by chapter
 80 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   § 404-b. Nail specialty; owner responsibilities. 1. In addition to any
 rules and regulations establishing standards  for  practices  and  oper-
 ations  by  licensees under this article, in order to ensure the health,
 safety and welfare within appearance enhancement businesses, all  owners
 and  operators  of appearance enhancement businesses which practice nail
 specialty shall make available for use, gloves and  facemasks  for  nail
 [speciality]  SPECIALTY  licensees  and  trainees who work in such busi-
 nesses.
   2. A. OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF  NAIL  SALONS  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  WITH
 EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THAT CONTAIN ALL RELEVANT LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
 LAWS AND PROVISIONS TO BE FOLLOWED BY SUCH OWNERS AND OPERATORS.  EDUCA-
 TIONAL MATERIALS SHALL CONTAIN, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
   (I) INFORMATION ON WAGES AND PAYMENTS TO EMPLOYEES; AND
   (II)  INFORMATION  TO  ENSURE  THE  HEALTH  AND  SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC,
 INCLUDING LICENSEES AND TRAINEES WHO ARE WORKING WITHIN SUCH BUSINESSES.
 SUCH INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO,  HEALTH  REGU-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02310-01-3
              

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