AL SB253 | 2025 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on May 14 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-14 - Enacted
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

Massage Therapy Licensing Board temporarily under Board of Nursing; authorize Executive Director of the Board of Nursing, or designee to perform certain functions; define and provide for emergency order; clarify status of practice with a temporary permit; provide for annual meeting; require a majority vote to discipline licensee; provide further for the qualifications for licensing and the contents of an application; outcall massage therapy services and inspections of massage therapy establishments; to authorize the board, by rule, to establish and collect reasonable fees; to provide further for investigations, discipline, and fingerprinting of licensees and applicants for licensing; and to provide further for massage therapy schools.

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Title

Massage Therapy Licensing Board temporarily under Board of Nursing; authorize Executive Director of the Board of Nursing, or designee to perform certain functions; define and provide for emergency order; clarify status of practice with a temporary permit; provide for annual meeting; require a majority vote to discipline licensee; provide further for the qualifications for licensing and the contents of an application; outcall massage therapy services and inspections of massage therapy establishments; to authorize the board, by rule, to establish and collect reasonable fees; to provide further for investigations, discipline, and fingerprinting of licensees and applicants for licensing; and to provide further for massage therapy schools.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-05-06 - House - Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 1166 (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-24 - Senate - Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 831 (Y: 30 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-24 - Senate - Third Reading in House of Origin (Y: 30 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-24 - Senate - SBIR: Passed by House of Origin (Y: 30 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-05-14SenateEnacted
2025-05-14SenateEnacted
2025-05-06HouseSignature Requested
2025-05-06SenateEnrolled
2025-05-06SenateDelivered to Governor
2025-05-06SenateReady to Enroll
2025-05-06HouseMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1166
2025-04-29HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2025-04-29HouseReported Out of Committee Second House
2025-04-24HousePending House Boards, Agencies and Commissions
2025-04-24HouseRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions
2025-04-24SenateMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 831
2025-04-24SenateThird Reading in House of Origin
2025-04-03SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2025-04-02SenateReported Out of Committee House of Origin
2025-03-18SenatePending Senate County and Municipal Government
2025-03-18SenateRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government

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