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2020 SESSION
HB 1121 Massage therapists; qualifications, license.
Introduced by: Roxann L. Robinson | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Massage therapists; qualifications; license. Provides that an applicant who completed a massage therapy educational program in a foreign country may apply for licensure as a massage therapist upon submission of evidence that the applicant (i) is at least 18 years old, (ii) has successfully completed a massage therapy educational program that is comparable to a massage therapy educational program required for licensure by the Board, (iii) has passed a Board-approved English language proficiency examination, and (iv) has not committed any acts or omissions that would be grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure. The Board of Nursing shall issue a license to an applicant who completed his massage therapy educational program in a foreign country upon submission of evidence of completion of the English-language version of the Licensing Examination of the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards or a comparable examination.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101580D pdf | impact statement
- 01/28/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106435D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1121ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/06/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0727) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101580D
- 01/07/20 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/15/20 House: Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions
- 01/23/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/20 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/28/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106435D-H1
- 01/30/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/31/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
- 02/05/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/20 House: Read first time
- 02/07/20 House: Read second time
- 02/07/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106435D-H1
- 02/07/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1121H1
- 02/10/20 House: Read third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N 1-A)
- 02/10/20 House: VOTE: Passage (93-Y 5-N 1-A)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/17/20 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
- 02/20/20 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/21/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/25/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/25/20 Senate: Defeated by Senate (20-Y 20-N)
- 02/25/20 Senate: Chair votes N0
- 02/25/20 Senate: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/26/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/20 Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 03/03/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/03/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1121ER)
- 03/03/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/06/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 727 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/06/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0727)