Governor Otter stated in a veto statement that HB 139 "is a case of reasonable, consensus-driven ideas from the State Board of Cosmetology and the Board of Barber Examiners getting burned in what is supposed to be the refining fire of our legislative process." Meanwhile, the Texas Senate Business and Commerce Committee conducted a public hearing last Thursday on SB 1087, which would reduce the course of instruction for cosmetology from 1,500 to 1,000 hours. Testifying against the bill in that hearing was John Blair from Ogle Schools, Codi Mims from Paul Mitchell the School Arlington, and Sonya Smith from Paul Mitchell the School Dallas.

Watch the hearing and read more about these bills in this week’s AACS State Relations Update.