Massage Establishments
Summary
Massage Establishments; Authorizes DOH to immediately suspend license of certain health care practitioners & massage establishments in certain circumstances; revises quorum requirements for Board of Massage Therapy; authorizes specified enforcement officers to perform inspections & investigations of massage establishments for specified purposes; requires code enforcement officers, & authorizes law enforcement officers, to submit affidavits with specified photos & other evidence or documentation to DOH within specified timeframe; requires certain law enforcement agencies to notify DOH within specified timeframe after discovering certain violations by massage therapist or massage establishment; requires board to adopt certain rules; prohibits sexual activity & certain devices in massage establishments; specifies prohibited conduct by massage establishment owners & employees; provides requirements for outside windows & signs in massage establishments. APPROPRIATION: $876,704
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2023
Last action May 5, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
15
Apr 25, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Original reference removed: Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Vicki Lopez
RRepublican
Co
Juan Porras
RRepublican
Co
Kevin Steele
RRepublican
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