MOBILE SALONS/COSMETIC SERVICES AT WEDDINGS. (NEW)

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Senate Bill 44 (Public) Filed Tuesday, January 31, 2023
AN ACT TO PROVIDE LICENSURE OF MOBILE BEAUTY SALONS AND ENSURE THEIR SAFE AND HYGIENIC OPERATION AND TO AUTHORIZE COSMETIC ART SERVICES AT WEDDING VENUES.
Intro. by Krawiec, Mayfield.

Status: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (Jun 22 2023)

SOG comments (2):

Identical bill

Identical to S 417, filed 3/29/23.

Long title change

Senate committee substitute to the 1st edition changed the long title. Original title was AN ACT TO PROVIDE LICENSURE OF MOBILE BEAUTY SALONS AND ENSURE THEIR SAFE AND HYGIENIC OPERATION.

Bill History:

S 44

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Apr 19 2023 - View Summary

    Senate committee substitute to the 2nd edition makes the following changes. 

    Amends GS 88B-15.1 by removing the requirement for mobile salon owners to give the Board of Cosmetic Arts Examiners (Board) a written monthly itinerary with the specified information in order to facilitate periodic inspections. Instead, requires an inspector, or other authorized representative of the Board, to give the mobile salon owner at least 24 hours notice of an inspection. After receiving the notice, requires the owner to provide the salon's location, hours, and times of services to be provided on the date scheduled for the inspection; requires notifying the inspector of any changes to this information.


  • Summary date: Apr 18 2023 - View Summary

    Senate committee substitute adds the following to the 1st edition.

    Amends GS 88B-15 to allow individuals licensed under the Chapter's provisions to practice makeup application and natural hair care outside of cosmetic art shops for the limited purpose of assisting individuals in preparing for weddings. Makes conforming changes to the act's titles.


  • Summary date: Jan 31 2023 - View Summary

    Makes the following changes to GS 88B, Cosmetic Art.

    Expands authority of the Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners (Board) to include inspecting mobile salons. Adds the defined term mobile salon. Sets the licensing application and annual fee for mobile salons at $25, with a $10 late fee; the reinstatement fee is also $25. Enacts GS 88B-15.1 authorizing motor homes to be used as a mobile salon for practicing cosmetic art. Provides for licensure, the Board's rulemaking, and other requirements regarding mobile salons, including requiring owners to provide the Board with a written monthly itinerary listing locations, dates, and hours of operation. Requires the Board to adopt related rules as expeditiously as possible. Makes conforming changes to the Chapter to make the Chapter's licensing requirements and regulations applicable to mobile salons. 

    Effective October 1, 2023.