BARBERSHOP INSPECTIONS H.B. 4647:
SUMMARY OF BILL
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE
House Bill 4647 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Representative Abraham Aiyash
House Committee: Regulatory Reform
Senate Committee: Regulatory Affairs
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Occupational Code to require the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) to inspect barbershops and barber colleges regularly, instead of once a year for barbershops and twice a year for barber colleges.
Under the Code, following the initial inspection to open a barbershop or barber college, each barbershop must be inspected at least once a year and each barber college must be inspected at least twice a year. A member of the Board of Barber Examiners or a representative from LARA must be allowed to enter the premises during regular business hours to inspect and determine that the barbershop or barber college meets the requirements and rules of the Code. Instead, under the bill, after the initial inspection required to open a barbershop or barber college, LARA would have to regularly inspect each barbershop and each barber college.
BRIEF RATIONALE
Currently, LARA must inspect different types of businesses at different regular intervals. According to testimony, the inspection cycle would be more efficient and result in more inspections if the frequency of barbershop and barber college inspections were allowed to match the frequency required for other similar businesses.
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 6-10-24 Analyst: Nathan Leaman
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.