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2025R: SB168

TO ESTABLISH A STATE EXAMINATION FOR LICENSURE OF MASSAGE THERAPISTS.

Latest action: Died on House Calendar at Sine Die adjournment.

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Sponsor	Role
Rice	lead
K. Brown	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Jan 31, 2025, 9:57 a.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Feb 3, 2025, 1:36 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Feb 10, 2025, 5:20 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Feb 12, 2025, 2:17 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Feb 12, 2025, 2:17 p.m. CT	Senate	EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Feb 12, 2025, 2:17 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Feb 12, 2025, 4:29 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Feb 12, 2025, 5:37 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
Apr 8, 2025, 7:20 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
Apr 9, 2025, 8:36 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Apr 9, 2025, 8:36 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Apr 9, 2025, 12:03 p.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 15, 2025, 3:46 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and failed. ·
May 5, 2025, 2:05 p.m. CT	House	Died on House Calendar at Sine Die adjournment.

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Feb 10, 2025, 2:30 p.m. CT	Senate Public Health Welfare And Labor · Senate Room 272	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 12, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 4, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee Meeting · Committee Room 130	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 6, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee Meeting · Committee Room 130	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 8, 2025, 4:30 p.m. CT	House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee Meeting · Committee Room 130	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 15, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by K. Brown, filed Apr 8, 2025, 7:19 p.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	K. Brown	Apr 8, 2025, 7:19 p.m. CT

Fiscal impact

Other2 · Apr 11, 2025

Committee actions

Do Pass as amended · House · Apr 8, 2025, 7:20 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
Do Pass · Senate · Feb 10, 2025, 5:20 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 1343

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 3:46:44 PM · arkleg

12Yea

75Nay

8Not voting

5Present

0Excused

Yea (12)

Nay (75)

Present (5)

Not voting (8)

Senate · RCS 182

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 2:17:28 PM · arkleg

27Yea

5Nay

0Not voting

0Present

3Excused

Yea (27)

Nay (5)

Excused (3)

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