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The bill sought to establish minimum safety standards for pedicure and manicure equipment and ensure that businesses properly sanitize the equipment. The measure would have required owners to display their latest inspection notice and post warnings if there were any violations.There are more than 83,000 nail salons throughout the state."Obviously, we are disappointed," said Della Condon, president of the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology and a vice president at San Joaquin Delta College. "Leland Yee brought this forward, and the board supported it because we thought it was the right thing to do in the interest of consumers. The board will pursue other options through regulation and future legislation."Currently, 27 East Bay salons have violations that affected more than 120 people, according to the California Department of Consumer Affairs. The most recent bacterial infection outbreak due to improper disinfecting procedures hit Contra Costa County in March, according to the department.The governor's veto message said that provisions in the bill were a duplication of existing regulations and that it contained provisions that "could harm innocent businesses." It also said that the bill could shift the responsibility for ensuring the safety of equipment from manufacturers to the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, - more available