Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed into law Senate Bill 42 (SB 42) in March, enacting a lower-tiered approach to massage therapy licensing. The bill maintains standards and qualifications for licensed massage…
Recent News and Legislative Updates
The Minnesota legislature will not adopt massage and Asian bodywork therapy licensure in 2023. Simply put, the legislature has too many competing priorities in 2023 and will not meaningfully consider this legislation. You can learn more about the proposed legislation by…
A bill that would create more restrictive massage therapy establishment regulation, such as operating hours and massage establishment regulation by city or county policy, is currently moving through the Texas Legislature. ABMP needs your help advocating against it. You can elevate your…
The Nevada legislature introduced Senate Bill 270 (SB 270), the Massage Compact (Compact), mid-March. The Compact will simplify interstate massage therapy practice and regulation with the goal of…
The Minnesota legislature introduced Senate File 967 (SF 967) and…
In early 2023, the Kansas Legislature introduced Senate Bill 305 (SB 305), which would require statewide licensure for massage therapists. Should this bill become law, a Board of Massage…
The Ohio legislature introduced Senate Bill 56 (SB 56), the Massage Compact (Compact), in February 2023. The Compact will simplify interstate massage therapy…
On January 30, 2023, Senator Clare Oumou Verbeten introduced Senate File 967 (SF 967), which would require massage…
The Iowa Board of Massage Therapy adopted new massage therapy rules that require massage therapists who treat children and dependent adults to complete mandatory reporter training. One hour of credit…
The Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering (Board) has adopted emergency massage therapy rules that identify a list of crimes that will disqualify a person from being licensed as a massage…