A sunset review is a periodic assessment of state regulatory programs to determine whether or not they should be continued by the legislature. In 2008 the state legislature provided for the creation of a private, nonprofit corporation to issue voluntary certifications to qualified massage…
Recent News and Legislative Updates
Two bills have been introduced in the Utah state legislature that would create new exemptions from the massage licensing law.
House Bill 207 provides that practitioners whose practices are limited to the manipulation of the soft tissues of the hands, feet, and outer ears, including…
The proposed Minneapolis city ordinance requiring that all massage and bodywork establishments within the City of Minneapolis must have a City massage establishment license was adopted, and is now in effect.
As a result, all massage and bodywork establishments in Minneapolis must…
The February 17-19, 2014 meetings with legislators at the State Capitol in Juneau were positive, and a massage therapy licensing bill, HB 328, has now been introduced in the Alaska state legislature. Its sponsors are Representatives Nageak, Tuck, and Muňoz. Click here to…
Maryland HB 1157 was introduced in the state legislature this month by Delegate James Hubbard. If passed, the bill would change Maryland’s massage practice law by:
- Requiring that all license…
As part of the Alaska State Massage License Coalition, a broad coalition of massage therapy organizations and professionals, ABMP has been working over the course of several years for the development of a reasonable massage therapy licensing law in Alaska. Our priorities for a state massage…
House Bill No. 1068 was signed Governor Abercrombie on July 3, 2013, and is now Hawaii state law. The law requires that, starting on January 1, 2014, massage therapy establishments that employ five or more…
The New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy indicated at its meeting on September 26, 2012, that a massage license is not required for people who practice only Reiki in New Jersey. Click here to read the…
At its meeting on September 26, 2012, the New Jersey Massage Board indicated, in response to an inquiry from a Reiki practitioner, that a massage license is not required for people who practice only Reiki in New Jersey. Click…
Senate Bill S. 214, signed into law by Governor Nikki Haley on June 7, 2013, amends South Carolina’s Massage/Bodywork Practice Act (MPA) in several ways. Many of the changes are minor wording changes. However, there are…