RELATING TO MASSAGE THERAPISTS.
Summary
Requires the Board of Massage Therapy to adopt rules to set qualifications for license and licensure renewal. Prohibits advertising as a massage therapist without a valid massage therapy license or from using advertisements on the internet and social media platforms that depict the human form other than hands, wrists, and forearms. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2020
Last action Feb 7, 2020
Floor votes · House Feb 7, 2020
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
Feb 7, 2020
D
Democratic45
97% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 7, 2020
Committee
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 195-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to IAC.
lower
Feb 7, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (49-0-2)
house
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, B. Kobayashi, Nakamura, San Buenaventura, Say, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Referred to HLT, IAC, CPC, referral sheet 5
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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