Interstate Massage Compact Act; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to massage therapy practice, so as to enter into an interstate compact known as the "Interstate Massage Compact"; to authorize the Georgia Board of Massage Therapy to administer the compact in this state; to provide definitions; to provide for conditions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2025
Last action Mar 18, 2026
Floor votes · House Feb 24, 2025
How they voted
145–4
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 159
Feb 24, 2025
D
Democratic67
92% Yea
R
Republican92
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alan Powell
RRepublican
P
Deborah Silcox
RRepublican
P
Lee Hawkins
RRepublican
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