Relating to certain prohibited practices by a barber or cosmetologist, the official 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.

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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.

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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.

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Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

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Date

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Governor