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CS/SB 1068: Massage Therapy

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Latvala

Massage Therapy; Requiring an applicant for licensure under ch. 480, F.S., to submit to certain fingerprinting requirements; requiring the Department of Health to issue an emergency order suspending the license of a massage therapist or massage establishment for the commission of certain offenses; requiring the Board of Massage Therapy to deny an application for a massage therapy license or renewal license for certain offenses; requiring a person with a specified interest in a massage establishment to submit to certain background screening requirements; exempting certain entities from massage establishment licensure requirements, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 4/28/2014 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1065 (Ch. 2014-139) -SJ 751
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/14/2014 Senate • Filed
2/21/2014 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations -SJ 87
3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 87
3/6/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/11/14, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/11/2014 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 242
3/13/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/17/2014 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 242
• CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 252
4/17/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/22/14, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/22/2014 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 584
4/23/2014 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 584
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/14
4/28/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 751
• Amendment(s) adopted (826532) -SJ 751
• Substituted CS/HB 1065 -SJ 751
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1065 (Ch. 2014-139) -SJ 751