Massage Therapy
Summary
Massage Therapy; Revises definition & purpose of massage therapy.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Signed Jun 21, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2021 · House Apr 1, 2021
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Apr 27, 2021
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
14
Committee
13
Jun 21, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 1
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Professions and Public Health Subcommittee; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Linda Chaney
RRepublican
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