Michigan

House bill 5651, sponsored by Representative Paul Condino, passed 3rd and final reading by the Michigan House of Representatives on Thursday, June 26, 2008. The bill would establish state licensing standards for massage therapists and create a board of massage therapy to implement the process. If passed, a state license would pre-empt local regulations; only one license would be needed. The bill has been assigned to the Economic Development and Regulatory Reform Committee in the Senate; a committee hearing has not yet been scheduled. Read a current version of the bill.