CS/SB 896 -  Health Care Practitioners and Massage Therapy

General Bill by Fiscal Policy and 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.
Effective Date: 07/01/2024
Last Event: 03/05/24 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 197 -SJ 696 on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 3:55 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 01/30/24 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    • On agenda for: 02/08/24 10:45 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 0
  • Fiscal Policy
    • On agenda for: 02/15/24 12:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 17   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 197 Subject: Health Care Practitioners and Massage Therapy Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 2/16/2024 2:06:00 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 2/13/2024 1:46:05 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 2/8/2024 1:33:31 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 2/7/2024 11:49:11 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 1/30/2024 11:12:17 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 1/29/2024 8:46:59 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 197 -SJ 696 Time: 03/05/2024 - 3:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 197 -SJ 696 Time: 03/05/2024 - 3:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 695 Time: 03/05/2024 - 3:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/24 Time: 03/01/2024 - 3:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time Time: 02/20/2024 - 3:51 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/16/2024 - 3:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/16/2024 - 2:41 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 Time: 02/15/2024 - 6:53 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/15/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/12/2024 - 3:02 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy Time: 02/08/2024 - 5:52 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 Time: 02/08/2024 - 12:27 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/08/24, 10:45 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/05/2024 - 2:42 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Time: 01/31/2024 - 8:36 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Time: 01/30/2024 - 10:39 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/30/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/25/2024 - 3:15 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 01/09/2024 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy Time: 01/04/2024 - 6:08 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/13/2023 - 9:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
456.026 CS/CS/HB 197
456.074 CS/CS/HB 197, CS/CS/SB 1188, HB 1283, HB 1385, CS/CS/HB 1389, SB 1404, HB 1527, CS/HB 1561, CS/SB 1590, SB 1598, CS/CS/SB 1604
480.033 CS/CS/HB 197
480.035 CS/CS/HB 197
480.043 CS/CS/HB 197, CS/CS/CS/SB 796, HB 1385, HB 1527, CS/SB 1590, SB 1598, HB 7063
480.0465 CS/CS/HB 197
480.0475 CS/CS/HB 197
480.0535 CS/CS/HB 197
823.05 CS/CS/HB 197