ABMP last informed you of Senate Bill 227 (SB 227) in January 2021. SB 227 was introduced in the South Carolina 2021 legislative cycle and is essentially a cleanup bill. Included in the bill are…
Recent News and Legislative Updates
Mississippi House Bill 1315 (HB 1315), which was amended in committee, would have deregulated massage therapy. Thankfully, HB 1315 died in the legislature.
Mississippi…
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) adopted new rules March 3, 2021. The changes summarized below address new consent requirements for breast massage and human trafficking prevention continuing education updates. The new rules are effective April 1, 2021.…
Mississippi House Bill 1315 (HB 1315) was introduced in January 2021 and sent to committee with no mention of massage therapy. The bill was later amended in February 2021 in the House…
The Utah legislature introduced Senate Bill 214 (SB 214) in February 2021 and Governor Cox signed the bill into law March 22, 2021.
SB 214 removes the provision that English be the sole language for the…
Kentucky House Bill 79 (HB 79) passed the Senate and the House and was signed by Governor Beshear March 18, 2021.
HB 79 requires criminal background checks and photos to be…
Illinois revised continuing education requirements for massage therapists in Volume 45, Issue 11 of the Illinois Register (see page 48 of the linked…
Vermont passed Senate Bill 220 last year, which requires registration of massage therapists. Massage therapists, bodyworkers, and touch professionals must register with the…
House Bill 1289 (HB 1289), which was passed in 2017, will create mandatory licensure in Indiana after the rules are final. Currently, Indiana has voluntary certification. The Indiana State Board…
After being postponed in 2020, the California Massage Therapy Act is up for sunset review this legislative session. A sunset review is a periodic evaluation to examine the state of regulation and assess how well it serves the public. In the California massage therapy sunset review, a legislative…