House File 1925 and Senate File 1792, the bills currently under consideration in the state legislature has had considerable legislative support but did not pass certain committees by deadline so the 2014 effort has failed. It is very likely that a new bill will be introduced…
Recent News and Legislative Updates
Despite significant support from individual legislators, HB 2187 again failed to pass the Kansas Legislature. As in previous years, the bill would have set minimum training requirements, defined a scope of practice, provided an avenue for consumer complaints, and pre-empted local regulations. If…
If you have already obtained your Idaho Massage Therapist license, you can disregard this reminder.
All massage therapists in the state of Idaho must now have a State-issued massage license in order to practice. The deadline to apply for your license by grandfathering is…
A sunset review is a periodic assessment of state regulatory programs to determine whether or not they should be continued by the legislature. In 2008 the state legislature provided for the creation of a private, nonprofit corporation to issue voluntary certifications to qualified massage…
Two bills have been introduced in the Utah state legislature that would create new exemptions from the massage licensing law.
House Bill 207 provides that practitioners whose practices are limited to the manipulation of the soft tissues of the hands, feet, and outer ears, including…
The proposed Minneapolis city ordinance requiring that all massage and bodywork establishments within the City of Minneapolis must have a City massage establishment license was adopted, and is now in effect.
As a result, all massage and bodywork establishments in Minneapolis must…
The February 17-19, 2014 meetings with legislators at the State Capitol in Juneau were positive, and a massage therapy licensing bill, HB 328, has now been introduced in the Alaska state legislature. Its sponsors are Representatives Nageak, Tuck, and Muňoz. Click here to…
Maryland HB 1157 was introduced in the state legislature this month by Delegate James Hubbard. If passed, the bill would change Maryland’s massage practice law by:
- Requiring that all license…
As part of the Alaska State Massage License Coalition, a broad coalition of massage therapy organizations and professionals, ABMP has been working over the course of several years for the development of a reasonable massage therapy licensing law in Alaska. Our priorities for a state massage…
House Bill No. 1068 was signed Governor Abercrombie on July 3, 2013, and is now Hawaii state law. The law requires that, starting on January 1, 2014, massage therapy establishments that employ five or more…