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2025R: HB1440 ACT 629

TO AMEND THE MASSAGE THERAPY ACT; AND TO ESTABLISH REGISTRATION FOR MASSAGE THERAPY ESTABLISHMENTS.

Latest action: Notification that HB1440 is now Act 629

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Sponsor	Role
Bentley	lead
D. Wallace	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Feb 10, 2025, 1:27 p.m. CT	House	Filed
Feb 10, 2025, 5:11 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Feb 24, 2025, 8:35 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Feb 24, 2025, 8:35 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Feb 24, 2025, 10:50 a.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 25, 2025, 2:25 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Feb 26, 2025, 2:50 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Feb 26, 2025, 5:32 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Feb 26, 2025, 5:32 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Apr 7, 2025, 7:39 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 9, 2025, 5:55 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 9, 2025, 5:55 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 8:32 p.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 8:32 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Apr 10, 2025, 11:14 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Apr 16, 2025, 3:34 p.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1440 is now Act 629

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Feb 25, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee Meeting · Committee Room 130	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 26, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 7, 2025, 5:00 p.m. CT	Senate Public Health Welfare And Labor · Senate Room 272	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 9, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by Bentley, filed Feb 20, 2025, 11:18 a.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1440 TO AMEND THE MASSAGE THERAPY ACT; AND TO ESTABLISH REGISTRATION FOR MASSAGE THERAPY.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	Bentley	Feb 20, 2025, 11:18 a.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Apr 7, 2025, 7:39 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass · House · Feb 25, 2025, 2:25 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 1056

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 5:55:11 PM · arkleg

29Yea

1Nay

0Not voting

5Present

0Excused

Yea (29)

Nay (1)

Bryan King (R)

Present (5)

House · RCS 351

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 2:50:03 PM · arkleg

95Yea

0Nay

5Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (95)

Not voting (5)

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