Amended in Senate April 25, 2016

Amended in Senate March 17, 2016

Senate BillNo. 896


Introduced by Senator Nguyen

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(Coauthor: Senator Mendoza)

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(Coauthor: Assembly Member Chiu)

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January 21, 2016


An act to add Section 7353.5 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 896, as amended, Nguyen. Barbering and cosmetology: nail care establishments: credit and debit cards.

Existing law, the Barbering and Cosmetology Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of barbers, cosmetologists, estheticians, manicurists, electrologists, and apprentices by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology. The act requires the licensure of any person, firm, or corporation operating an establishment engaged in a practice regulated by the board, as specified, and requires a licensed establishment to comply with various requirements. A violation of the Barbering and Cosmetology Act is generally a misdemeanor.

This bill would require an establishmentbegin delete offeringend deletebegin insert that offersend insert nail care services, if it accepts a debit or creditbegin insert cardend insert as payment for nail care services, to also accept a debit or credit card for payment of a tip.begin insert By expanding the scope of the criminal penalty provisions of the Barbering and Cosmetology Act, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.end insert

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 7353.5 is added to the Business and
2Professions Code
, to read:

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7353.5.  

If an establishmentbegin delete offeringend deletebegin insert that offersend insert nail care
4services accepts a debit or credit card as payment for nail care
5services, the establishment shall also accept a debit or credit card
6for payment of a tip.

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SEC. 2.  

No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
8Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
9the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
10district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
11infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
12for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of
13the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within
14the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
15Constitution.



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