HB 892 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Professions and businesses; prohibit massage therapy businesses from operating during certain set hours

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to massage therapy practice generally, so as to prohibit massage therapy businesses from operating during certain set hours; to revise definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Last action Mar 16, 2026

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What changed between versions

LC 56 0633S/hs → LC 56 0633S/hcs · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted to reflect its status as a committee substitute version (hcs) rather than the original House version (hs). The changes are primarily formatting and procedural updates indicating the bill has been amended by the House Committee on Regulated Industries.

TECHNICAL

Header text updated to show the bill is now a committee substitute with the names of sponsoring representatives listed.

Page numbering and formatting markers were adjusted to reflect the new committee substitute version.

Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2026

How they voted

134–5

Passed · 12 other

Total votes 151

Mar 6, 2026

D Democratic64

61 Yea 3

95% Yea

R Republican87

73 Yea 5 Nay 9

83% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors