CS/CS/HB 197: Health Care Practitioners and Massage Therapy
GENERAL BILL by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee ; Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee ; Lopez, V. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bankson ; Bartleman ; Edmonds ; Garcia ; Melo ; Overdorf ; Roth ; Steele ; Woodson
Health Care Practitioners and Massage Therapy; Requires DOH to report specified data; authorizes DOH to suspend license of certain health care practitioners & massage establishments in certain circumstances; revises advertising requirements for massage therapists & massage establishments; prohibits establishments from sheltering or harboring, or being used as sleeping quarters for any person; requires DOH investigators to request government identification from all employees while in massage establishment; specifies additional documents person operating massage establishment must present, upon request, to DOH investigators & law enforcement officers; requires DOH to notify federal immigration office if specified persons fail to provide government identification; revises definition of “unlicensed massage establishment”. APPROPRIATION: $1,034,032
Last Action: 4/22/2024 - Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
Bill Text: PDF
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/17/2023 | House |
• Filed |
| 11/2/2023 | House |
• Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee |
| 11/29/2023 | House |
• PCS added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda |
| 12/6/2023 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee |
| 12/7/2023 | House |
• Reported out of Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed |
| 12/11/2023 | House |
• Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee |
| 1/9/2024 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 1/16/2024 | House |
• Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/18/2024 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee |
| 1/19/2024 | House |
• Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed |
| 1/22/2024 | House |
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) |
| 2/6/2024 | House |
• Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda |
| 2/8/2024 | House |
• Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 2/12/2024 | House |
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/15/2024) |
| 2/15/2024 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0 |
| 2/15/2024 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 2/16/2024 | Senate |
• Referred to Fiscal Policy |
| 2/20/2024 | Senate |
• Received |
| 3/5/2024 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 695 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/SB 896 -SJ 696 • Read 2nd time -SJ 695 • Read 3rd time -SJ 696 • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 696 |
| 3/5/2024 | House |
• In Messages • Ordered enrolled |
| 4/22/2024 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
