HB423 Alabama 2015 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2015
Title
Cosmetology and Barbering, Alabama Board of, name changed to State Board of Cosmetology, barbers removed from licensure and regulation by the board, board membership revised, Sec. 34-7B-17 repealed; Secs. 34-7B-1, 34-7B-2, 34-7B-6, 34-7B-7, 34-7B-13 amended by Act 2014-168, 34-7B-26, 34-7B-27, 34-7B-29 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the Alabama Board of
Cosmetology and Barbering is responsible for the
licensing and regulating of barbers,
cosmetologists, estheticians,
esthetician/manicurists, manicurists,
manicurist/waxers, natural hairstylists, and
threaders in the state</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would change the name of the board
from the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering
to the State Board of Cosmetology</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would exempt all barbers from
licensing and regulation by the board</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would revise the membership of the
board to increase the number of active
cosmetologists serving on the board from two to
three, to remove, upon the expiration of their
current terms, the two barber members of the board,
and to increase the number of active estheticians
serving on the board from one to two</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 34-7B-1, 34-7B-2, 34-7B-6,
34-7B-7, 34-7B-13, as amended by Act 2014-168, 2014 Regular
Session (Acts 2014), 34-7B-26, 34-7B-27, and 34-7B-29, Code of
Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and
Barbering; to change the name of the board to the State Board
of Cosmetology; to exempt all barbers from licensing and
regulation by the board; to revise the membership of the board
to reflect the exemption of barbers; to repeal Section
34-7B-17, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the qualifications
of applicants for examination or licensure as barbers; and in
connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the
requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds
within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,
as amended.
</p>
Subjects
Cosmetology and Barbering, Board of
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 7, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB423 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |