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SB378 • 2025

Relating to certain prohibited practices by a barber or cosmetologist.

Relating to certain prohibited practices by a barber or cosmetologist.

Vetoed

The latest official action shows the governor vetoed this bill. Check the bill history to see whether lawmakers later overrode that veto.

Sponsor
Schwertner
Last action
2025-06-02
Official status
06/02/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

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Relating to certain prohibited practices by a barber or cosmetologist.

Relating to certain prohibited practices by a barber or cosmetologist.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to certain prohibited practices by a barber or cosmetologist.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Vetoed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  3. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  6. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  7. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3043

  8. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  9. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  10. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  11. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  12. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Point of order withdrawn. Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1)

  13. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  14. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2972

  15. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  17. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  18. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  19. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  20. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  21. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  22. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  25. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures

  28. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  29. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  30. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  31. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  32. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  34. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  35. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  36. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  37. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  38. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  39. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  40. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  41. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  42. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  43. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  44. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  45. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  46. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  47. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  48. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  49. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  50. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  51. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  52. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Business & Commerce

  53. 2024-11-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  54. 2024-11-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to certain prohibited practices by a barber or cosmetologist.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 378 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 378

AN ACT

relating to certain prohibited practices by a barber or

cosmetologist.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter E-1, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code,

is amended by adding Section 1603.2110 to read as follows:

Sec.

1603.2110.

PROHIBITED MEDICAL PRACTICES. (a) Except

as provided by Subsection (b), a person performing a barbering or

cosmetology service within the scope of a license or permit issued

under this subchapter may not:

(1)

make an incision into the dermis layer of a

person's skin, including for purposes of injecting a medication or

other substance; or

(2) use a device, as defined by Section 551.003.

(b)

A person holding a license or permit issued under this

subchapter may perform an act described by Subsection (a) as part of

a barbering or cosmetology service if the person is licensed to

perform that act in this state or is otherwise authorized by law to

perform that act. In a disciplinary action by the department

related to an act in violation of Subsection (a), the license or

permit holder has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the

evidence that the person is licensed or otherwise authorized to

perform the act.

(c)

This section does not affect the authority of another

state agency regulating a profession to enforce any law related to

that profession.

SECTION 2. Section 1603.2110, Occupations Code, as added by

this Act, applies only to conduct that occurs on or after the

effective date of this Act. Conduct that occurs before the

effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the

date the conduct occurred, and the former law is continued in effect

for that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 378 passed the Senate on

March 27, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 378 passed the House on

May 20, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 107, Nays 39, three

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor