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CS/SB 896: Health Care Practitioners and Massage Therapy

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Martin

Health Care Practitioners and Massage Therapy; Requiring that a certain annual report required of the Department of Health include specified data; requiring the department to immediately suspend the license of massage therapists and massage establishments under certain circumstances; revising quorum requirements for the Board of Massage Therapy; prohibiting sexual activity and certain related activities in massage establishments; revising advertising requirements and prohibitions for massage therapists and massage establishments; requiring the department’s investigators to request valid government identification from all employees while in a massage establishment, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,034,032

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
 Last Action: 3/5/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 197 (Ch. 2024-148) -SJ 696
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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
12/13/2023 Senate • Filed
1/4/2024 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
1/25/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/30/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/30/2024 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
1/31/2024 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
2/5/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/08/24, 10:45 am, 412 Knott Building
2/8/2024 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
• Now in Fiscal Policy
2/12/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/15/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/15/2024 Senate • CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
2/16/2024 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/20/2024 Senate • CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
3/1/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/24
3/5/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 695
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 197 -SJ 696
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 197 (Ch. 2024-148) -SJ 696