SB 644 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Massage Therapy Practice Act; updating statutory language; providing exceptions for certain preemption. Effective date.

Senate Bill 644 amends Oklahoma's Massage Therapy Practice Act by updating language related to preemption. It clarifies that state law generally supersedes local ordinances and regulations concerning massage therapists. However, the bill adds exceptions, allowing cities, counties, and other local subdivisions to maintain regulations related to zoning requirements, occupational license fees for health care professions, and licensing for business locations offering massage therapy. This bill affects massage therapists and local governments in Oklahoma and becomes effective November 1, 2025.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action May 14, 2025

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Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was converted from the House version to the Senate version with minor formatting adjustments. The core policy content regarding massage therapy preemption remains unchanged, though the Senate version includes additional committee reporting information and a slightly different page header format.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date and page numbering format

Added co-author 'Stinson of the House' to the sponsor list

Added Senate Committee Report by Committee on Business and Insurance with 'DO PASS' recommendation

Removed House Committee Report by Committee on Health and Human Services Oversight

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 6, 2025

Committee

Referred for enrollment

upper

May 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 68 Nays: 15

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Health

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Referred to Public Health

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Engrossed to House

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Measure passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 3

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors