Massage Therapy - As enacted, increases from 500 to 650 the minimum number of curriculum hours that an applicant for licensure in massage must have completed at a board-approved institution for massage, bodywork, or somatic therapy in order to be eligible for licensure under the Massage Licensure Act of 1995. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 18.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 16, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2024 · House Mar 14, 2024
How they voted
24–0
Passed
Total votes 24
Mar 25, 2024
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
17
Committee
11
Apr 16, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Motion to lift from the table adopted.
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Motion to reconsider adopted.
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 1, PNV 3
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2024
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/28/2024
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/20/2024
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 2/20/2024
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/13/2024
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 2/13/2024
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/6/2024
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Darren Jernigan
DDemocratic
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