HB 136 Delaware House · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MASSAGE AND BODYWORK.

Summary
A placard must be prominently displayed at any entrance of a massage and bodywork establishment that has failed to obtain a valid license or has a license that is suspended, revoked, or expired. This Act provides that no placard can be removed unless the removal of the placard is approved by the Division of Professional Regulation. This Act makes the unlawful removal of the placard a class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to 1 year in jail and up to a $2300 fine. Technical corrections are also made to existing statutory language to conform with the requirements of the Legislative Drafting Manual.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Sep 2025
Introduced May 6, 2025 Signed Sep 26, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 25, 2025

How they voted

210
Passed
Total votes 21
Jun 25, 2025
D Democratic15
15 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican6
6 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Sep 26, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
upper
May 20, 2025
Introduced
Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
lower
May 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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