BILL ANALYSIS
AB 223
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 223 (Ma)
As Amended August 20, 2010
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |68-0 |(January 27, |SENATE: |30-4 |(August 24, |
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Original Committee Reference: ED.
SUMMARY : Establishes the Safe Body Art Act to provide minimum
statewide standards for the regulation of practitioners engaged
in the business of tattooing, body piercing, and the application
of permanent cosmetics in California.
The Senate amendments :
1)Authorize the Department of Public Health to promulgate
regulations and establishes the provisions of this bill in
statute until such time as any regulations are adopted.
2)Create a new section to specifically regulate mechanical stud
and clasp ear piercing.
3)Clarify the definition of disinfectants to ensure that they
are safely and legally used.
4)Delete, with regard to practitioner registration, the
requirement to provide evidence of completion of an accredited
first aid and CPR training course.
5)Revise record-keeping requirements for body art facilities
that use disposable, single-use, presterilized instruments.
6)Make additional technical and clarifying changes to provisions
relating to consent requirements for minors, bloodborne
pathogen training, local fee authority, and enforcement.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill was substantially similar
to the version approved by the Senate.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations
Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.
AB 223
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Analysis Prepared by : Cassie Rafanan / HEALTH / (916)
319-2097
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