HB 99 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Reflexologists Right to Work Act.

HB 99 exempts certified reflexologists from oversight by North Carolina's Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy. It directly affects nationally certified reflexologists (holding current ARCB certification) and their supervised students, who must obtain certification within 12 months. The bill adds a specific exemption to state licensing law, allowing these practitioners to perform reflexology - a manual technique using pressure on feet/hands - to stimulate neural pathways - without state board regulation. The law takes effect October 1, 2025.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill underwent minor formatting and sponsorship updates during its transition from filing to first edition. The primary changes involve adding additional co-sponsors and updating the referral committee information, while the bill number and version identifier were updated to reflect its official status.

TECHNICAL

Added three additional co-sponsors (Warren, Belk, and Brody) to the original sponsor list, expanding the bill's legislative backing.

Updated the bill identifier from 'DRH30048-NB-15' to 'H99-v-1' to reflect its official House Bill 99 status and first edition version.

Added a reference directing readers to the North Carolina General Assembly website for a complete list of sponsors.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Feb 11, 2025

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3 primary · 11 co-sponsors