Mississippi House Bill 1315 was introduced January 28, 2021, and sent to committee with no mention of massage therapy. The bill sponsor is Representative and Speaker of the House Philip…
Recent News and Legislative Updates
House Bill 79 (HB 79) was introduced in Kentucky this session. HB 79 amends various sections of the massage practice act. Main revisions include:
- Establishment licensing would…
Mississippi Senate Bill 2751 would add establishment registration requirements to the Massage Practice Act. All licensed massage therapists would be required to register their business…
South Carolina House Bill 3561 (HB 3561) and Senate Bill 227 (SB 227) have been introduced in the 2021 legislative cycle.
Both HB 3561 and SB 227 would create establishment licensure and update licensing…
In a bill that covers a host of regulatory issues, House Bill 442 (HB 442) passed the Ohio House on December 22, 2020. HB 442 modifies the minimum number of education and training hours for massage therapists.…
The Washington Board of Massage revised the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) in August 2020. The rules have finally made it through the state rulemaking process and are now final. The new rules are effective September 1, 2021.…
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has introduced House Bill 1016, which would consolidate the boards of massage therapy, cosmetology, and barbering into a new nine-person board. The bill would move the massage…
The Pennsylvania State Board of Massage Therapy (Board) released a Schedule of Criminal Convictions. The list outlines criminal convictions…
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) recently released information on the COVID-19 vaccine, distribution, and recommended sequencing plan. Licensed massage therapists fall under “health care practitioners” in…
On December 11, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.81, announcing that barbershops, hair salons, spas, nail salons, cosmetologists, estheticians, and all other personal…