Texas

Due to House Bill 1560, Texas proposed new barber and cosmetology rules that decrease instructor licensing fees.

House Bill 1560 passed this legislative session and Section 3 of the bill eliminates the barber and cosmetology instructor license. Beginning September 1, 2021, an instructor license is no longer required to teach barbering or cosmetology in a licensed school.

Cosmetology Wig Specialists are no longer required to be licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation effective September 1, 2021.

Starting on March 8, 2021, candidates for the Cosmetology written examinations will be able to choose to take a written examination at one of 22 PSI site locations across Texas or take an examination through a virtual online process offered by PSI.

The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation passed an emergency rule to ensure all TDLR licensees with a license that expired between August 1, 2020, and November 30, 2020, now hold an “emergency license” valid for up to 120 days after their license expiration date.

The Texas Legislature passed House Bill No. 2847 (HB 2847) (https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB2847/2019) in 2019, allowing certain barbering and cosmetology services to be scheduled through a digital network. The services must be performed by a licensed barber or cosmetologist and performed at a location not licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) as a cosmetology salon or barbershop. The bill added Section 1603.208.

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