Maryland House Bill 242 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 3 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-03 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 329
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Altering the definition of "massage therapy"; altering the date after which the option to be registered by the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners to practice massage therapy in a setting that is not a health care setting will no longer be available; and repealing a provision of law that provides that certain provisions of law do not require a nonprofit health insurance plan, an insurer, a health maintenance organization, or a person acting as a third party administrator to reimburse certain individuals for services rendered.

Massage Therapy - Definition, Registration, and Reimbursement

Del. Heather Bagnall [D]

2023-04-07 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-31 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-09 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-03	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 329
2023-04-07	House	Passed Enrolled
2023-04-07	House	Third Reading Passed (138-0)
2023-04-07	House	House Concurs Senate Amendments
2023-03-31	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2023-03-30	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2023-03-30	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {833321/1 Adopted
2023-03-30	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2023-03-10	Senate	Referred Finance
2023-03-09	House	Third Reading Passed (138-0)
2023-03-07	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2023-03-06	House	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
2023-01-24	House	Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-01-23	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

SB216 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-03 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 330

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Chapter of the Acts	2022		(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health Occupations	6	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health Occupations	6	301	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health Occupations	6	302	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health Occupations	6	403	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0242?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0242f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0242t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0242e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_329_hb0242e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0002/hb0242_83332101.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/hb0242_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/hb0242_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/0250.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/1176.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/Senate/0834.pdf