Virginia House Bill 1121 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 6 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0727)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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.

Massage therapists; qualifications, license.

Del. Roxann Robinson [R]

Del. Dawn Adams [D]

2020-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Defeated by Senate (20-Y 20-N) (Y: 20 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (93-Y 5-N 1-A) (Y: 93 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-06		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0727)
2020-04-06		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 727 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-04	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-03	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-03	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1121ER)
2020-03-03	House	Enrolled
2020-02-26	Senate	Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2020-02-26	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-25	Senate	Passed by for the day
2020-02-25	Senate	Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-25	Senate	Chair votes N0
2020-02-25	Senate	Defeated by Senate (20-Y 20-N)
2020-02-25	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-24	Senate	Passed by for the day
2020-02-21	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
2020-02-20	Senate	Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
2020-02-17	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Health
2020-02-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2020-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-10	House	VOTE: Passage (93-Y 5-N 1-A)
2020-02-10	House	Read third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N 1-A)
2020-02-07	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1121H1
2020-02-07	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20106435D-H1
2020-02-07	House	Read second time
2020-02-06	House	Read first time
2020-02-05	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
2020-01-31	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
2020-01-30	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2020-01-28	House	Committee substitute printed 20106435D-H1
2020-01-28	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-01-28	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2020-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
2020-01-15	House	Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions
2020-01-07	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2020-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101580D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	3029	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1121
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1121+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1121H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1121ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0727+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1202V0018+HB1121
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H12V0048+HB1121
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0802V0077+HB1121
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0173+HB1121
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0666+HB1121
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S04V0311+HB1121
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0846HB1121+HB1121
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0974HB1121+HB1121
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0975HB1121+HB1121
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1037HB1121+HB1121