Interstate Massage Compact; education and examination requirements, Compact Commission membership.
Summary
Interstate Massage Compact; education and examination requirements; Compact Commission membership. Modifies the education and examination requirements of the Interstate Massage Compact to clarify acceptable national examinations and expand acceptable education programs to include massage therapists with less than 625 clock hours of education but who have held a license in good standing for at least two years. The bill permits each state to choose its delegate to the Commission as either a member of the state's licensing board or its primary administrative officer of the state's licensing authority and the Compact Commission to elect up to two ex officio, nonvoting members of the Commission. As introduced, the amendments are statutory updates requested of participating states by the Interstate Massage Compact Commission.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Feb 26, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced
→
Engrossed
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3 edits
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Feb 2, 2026
MINOR
The bill was amended from its introduced version to an engrossed version, primarily involving formatting changes, page breaks, and minor text adjustments rather than substantive policy modifications. The core content of the Interstate Massage Compact remains unchanged, with no alterations to eligibility requirements, enforcement mechanisms, or operational provisions.
TECHNICAL
Formatting changes including page breaks, spacing adjustments, and text alignment were added throughout the document.
The header text was updated from 'INTRODUCED' to 'ENGROSSED' with additional session information and bill number formatting.
Minor text adjustments were made to line breaks and spacing in the bill's preamble and title sections.
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 2, 2026
How they voted
84–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 88
Feb 2, 2026
D
Democratic53
96% Yea
R
Republican35
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N 1-A)
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
Assigned sub: Health Professions
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jackie Glass
DDemocratic
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