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H 3483

Blow-dry styling services

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Annie McDaniel and 1 co-sponsor

The bill defines blow‑dry styling and exempts those who provide only such non‑chemical services from barbering/cosmetology licensing.

Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
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Bill Summary · H 3483

Summary — H 3483: “Blow‑dry styling” (definitions and licensing exemptions)

Note: The materials you provided include two distinct bills (one addressing wireless antennas/frequencies and another amending cosmetology/barber law to define and exempt “blow‑dry styling”). This summary focuses on the blow‑dry styling bill text (the South Carolina statutory amendments included in your materials). I also note at the end the existence of the unrelated antenna/radiation bill that appears in the packet.

Purpose and intent

The bill creates a statutory definition of “blow‑dry styling” and exempts persons who provide only blow‑dry styling services from barbering and cosmetology licensing requirements. The intent is to clarify scope‑of‑practice boundaries and reduce licensing obligations for individuals offering non‑chemical styling services.

Key provisions

  • Adds a definition of “blow‑dry styling” to the barbering statute (S.C. Code §40‑7‑20) and the cosmetology statute (S.C. Code §40‑13‑20):
    • Defined to include shampooing, conditioning, drying, arranging, curling, straightening, or styling hair using only mechanical devices, hair sprays, and topical agents (balms, oils, serums).
    • Includes styling of hair extensions, hair pieces, and wigs.
    • Explicitly excludes cutting hair and application of dyes, bleach, reactive chemicals, keratin treatments, or other structural/chemical hair alterations.
    • Clarifies blow‑dry styling is distinct from barbering and cosmetology.
  • Amends exemptions from regulation:
    • S.C. Code §40‑7‑390(6) (persons exempt from barber board regulation) is amended to exempt persons providing blow‑dry styling so long as they do no other services requiring licensure under barbering or cosmetology chapters.
    • S.C. Code §40‑13‑360(4) (cosmetology exemptions) is amended to permit an unlicensed salon employee whose duties are confined to shampooing hair under direct supervision to be considered engaged in blow‑dry styling — effectively expanding exemptions for certain unlicensed workers when no licensed services are performed.
  • Effective date: the act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Who is affected

  • Primary: individuals who perform only blow‑dry styling (including shampooing, drying, mechanical styling, and topical, non‑structural products) — they would not need a barber or cosmetology license.
  • Salons and cosmetology schools: definitions and scope changes affect what services require licensed practitioners, potentially changing hiring and supervision practices.
  • Licensed barbers and cosmetologists: may see competition from unlicensed providers restricted to blow‑dry services; scope‑of‑practice distinctions are clarified.
  • Consumers: may gain access to lower‑cost, unlicensed styling services; consumer protections tied to licensure (training, sanitation oversight, complaint procedures) may not apply to exempt providers for exempt services.

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Reduces regulatory burden for persons offering limited non‑chemical styling services, likely lowering entry costs and increasing service availability.
  • May raise questions about consumer protection, infection control, and enforcement because exempt providers would operate outside licensing oversight for those limited services.
  • Clear exclusions (no cutting, no chemical/color services) are intended to limit risk of unlicensed providers offering regulated, higher‑risk procedures.

Procedural/timeline notes

  • The bill text indicates it “takes effect upon approval by the Governor.”
  • The packet you supplied also contains scheduling and referral entries (filing dates and committee actions). If you want, I can reconcile those entries and produce a timeline indicating introductions, committee referrals, hearings, and reporting deadlines specific to this blow‑dry styling bill.

If you want, I can:
- Produce a side‑by‑side comparison showing exactly how each statutory subsection is amended, or
- Summarize the unrelated antenna/radiation bill included in the packet.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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