HB 1226 — An Act amending the act of October 9, 2008 (P.L.1438, No.118), known as the Massage Therapy Law, further providing for State Board of Massage Therapy.

PRINTER'S NO.   1442

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1226
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, SANCHEZ, VENKAT, GIRAL, RABB,
        WAXMAN, MAYES, OTTEN, HOHENSTEIN, RIVERA AND BOYD,
        APRIL 22, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 22, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of October 9, 2008 (P.L.1438, No.118), entitled
 2      "An act regulating massage therapy; establishing the State
 3      Board of Massage Therapy; providing for funds, for licensure,
 4      for disciplinary action, for remedies, for penalties and for
 5      preemption," further providing for State Board of Massage
 6      Therapy.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9      Section 1.    Section 3(a) introductory paragraph of the act of
10   October 9, 2008 (P.L.1438, No.118), known as the Massage Therapy
11   Law, is amended to read:
12   Section 3.   Board.
13      (a)   Establishment.--There is established the State Board of
14   Massage Therapy, an administrative board within the department.
15   The board shall consist of 11 members [who are citizens of the
16   United States and] who have been residents of this Commonwealth
17   for at least a five-year period prior to the effective date of
18   this section. The board shall be composed of the following
19   individuals:
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2     Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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