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CS/CS/SB 1338: Massage Establishments

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services ; Health Policy ; Martin

Massage Establishments; Authorizing the Department of Health to immediately suspend the license of massage therapists and massage establishments if the massage therapist or certain individuals connected to the massage establishment are arrested for, convicted or found guilty of, or enter criminal pleas to specified violations; revising certain rules the board is required to adopt; revising advertising requirements for massage therapists and massage establishments, etc. APPROPRIATION: $876,703

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 5/5/2023 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/1/2023 Senate • Filed
    3/6/2023 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
    3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
    3/30/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/04/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/4/2023 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    4/5/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    4/11/2023 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time
    4/13/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/18/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/18/2023 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
    4/20/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Fiscal Policy
    • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/25/23, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/25/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
    • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
    4/26/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/23
    4/28/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 603
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 603
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 603
    4/28/2023 House • In Messages
    5/5/2023 House • Died in Messages

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  • CS/CS/SB 1338, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/20/2023 at 4:34 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/24/2023 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/26/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 615 (c2) Massage Establishments Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died on Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/25/2023 10:00 AM Fiscal Policy 20 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/28/2023 10:33 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.074 Certain health care practitioners; immediate suspension of license. Page 3 (pdf)
    480.033 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf)
    480.035 Board of Massage Therapy. Page 7 (pdf)
    480.039 Investigative services. Page 8 (pdf)
    480.043 Massage establishments; requisites; licensure; inspection; human trafficking awareness training and policies. Page 9 (pdf)
    480.0465 Advertisement. Page 12 (pdf)
    480.0475 Massage establishments; prohibited practices. Page 13 (pdf)
    480.0485 Sexual misconduct in the practice of massage therapy. Page 14 (pdf)
    480.0535 Documents required while working in a massage establishment. Page 15 (pdf)
    847.001 Definitions. Page 17 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1338, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/5/2023 at 4:13 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 4/17/2023 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 4/20/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 615 (c2) Massage Establishments Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died on Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    265348 - Amendment
    Delete lines 239 - 246 and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    (Martin)     		4/17/2023
    8:06 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/18/2023     		Web Page
    PDF
    258224 - Amendment
    Between lines 475 and 476 insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    (Martin)     		4/17/2023
    8:08 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/18/2023     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/18/2023 8:30 AM Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 16 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.074 Certain health care practitioners; immediate suspension of license. Page 3 (pdf)
    480.033 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf)
    480.035 Board of Massage Therapy. Page 7 (pdf)
    480.039 Investigative services. Page 7 (pdf)
    480.043 Massage establishments; requisites; licensure; inspection; human trafficking awareness training and policies. Page 9 (pdf)
    480.0465 Advertisement. Page 12 (pdf)
    480.0475 Massage establishments; prohibited practices. Page 13 (pdf)
    480.0485 Sexual misconduct in the practice of massage therapy. Page 14 (pdf)
    480.0535 Documents required while working in a massage establishment. Page 14 (pdf)
    847.001 Definitions. Page 16 (pdf)

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  • SB 1338, Original Filed Version Posted 3/1/2023 at 10:19 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/2/2023 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/5/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 615 (c1) Massage Establishments Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died on Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    535992 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Health Policy
    (Martin)     		3/31/2023
    12:57 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/4/2023     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/4/2023 8:30 AM Health Policy 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    480.033 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    480.035 Board of Massage Therapy. Page 5 (pdf)
    480.039 Investigative services. Page 5 (pdf)
    480.043 Massage establishments; requisites; licensure; inspection; human trafficking awareness training and policies. Page 6 (pdf)
    480.0465 Advertisement. Page 9 (pdf)
    480.0475 Massage establishments; prohibited practices. Page 10 (pdf)
    480.0485 Sexual misconduct in the practice of massage therapy. Page 11 (pdf)
    480.0535 Documents required while working in a massage establishment. Page 12 (pdf)
    847.001 Definitions. Page 14 (pdf)

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