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Senate Bill 496





Legislative Session: 2025(RS)
LAST ACTION: Completed Legislation
SUMMARY: Removing reflexology and other energy-based work from definition of "massage therapy"
LEAD SPONSOR: Thorne
SPONSORS: Rucker
BILL TEXT:
Bill Definitions
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Introduced Version - html | pdf | docx
CODE AFFECTED: §30—37—2 (Amended Code)
COM. AMENDMENTS:
Com. Amend. Definitions
sb496 h go am _1.htm
sb496 h go am _1 adopted.htm
SUBJECT(S): Professions and Occupations

ACTIONS:
Description Date Journal Page
Completed Legislation
S To Governor 4/14/2025 - Senate Journal 04/12/25
S To Governor 4/14/2025 04/14/25
S Completed legislative action 04/10/25
S Communicated to House 04/10/25 208
S Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 458) 04/10/25 207-208
S House Message received 04/10/25 207
H Communicated to Senate 04/09/25
H Passed House (Roll No. 431) 04/09/25
H Read 3rd time 04/09/25
H On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 04/09/25
H Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) 04/08/25
H Amendment reported by the Clerk 04/08/25
H Read 2nd time 04/08/25
H On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/08/25
H Read 1st time 04/07/25
H On 1st reading, Special Calendar 04/07/25
H With amendment, do pass 04/04/25
H To House Government Organization 03/04/25
H To Government Organization 03/04/25
H Introduced in House 03/04/25
H House received Senate message 03/04/25
S Ordered to House 03/03/25 11
S Passed Senate (Roll No. 54) 03/03/25 11
S Read 3rd time 03/03/25 11
S On 3rd reading 03/03/25
S Read 2nd time 02/28/25 12
S On 2nd reading 02/28/25
S Read 1st time 02/27/25 10
S On 1st reading 02/27/25
S Reported do pass 02/26/25 7
S To Government Organization 02/14/25 8
S Introduced in Senate 02/14/25 8
S To Government Organization 02/14/25
S Filed for introduction 02/14/25
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