Relating to: ratification of the Interstate Massage Compact. (FE)

AB 1014 ratifies Wisconsin's participation in the Interstate Massage Compact (IMpact), allowing massage therapists licensed in other participating states to practice in Wisconsin with a multistate license. This directly affects licensed massage therapists and the state's massage therapy credentialing board, which will manage the new licensing system. The bill creates a commission to oversee the compact and updates licensing definitions to recognize "multistate licenses" granted under the compact, replacing some single-state licensing requirements. It also clarifies that the licensing board may not deny licenses based on certain criminal convictions when evaluating multistate applicants.