Massage therapists; licensure, exemption of certain practitioner of healing arts. (HB562)
Introduced By
Del. Roxann Robinson (R-Chesterfield) with support from co-patron Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Licensure of massage therapists. Requires that massage therapists be licensed, rather than certified, to practice in the Commonwealth. The bill directs the Board of Nursing to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the act within 280 days, provides that any person holding a certificate to practice massage therapy prior to July 1, 2017, shall be deemed to be licensed thereafter and the Board of Nursing shall at the time of renewal provide such person a license, and provides that the provisions of the act other than those directing the Board of Nursing to promulgate regulations shall become effective on July 1, 2017. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2016 | Committee |
| 01/11/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100867D |
| 01/11/2016 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 01/15/2016 | Impact statement from VDH (HB562) |
| 01/26/2016 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/27/2016 | Read first time |
| 01/28/2016 | Read second time |
| 01/28/2016 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 01/28/2016 | Engrossed by House as amended HB562E |
| 01/28/2016 | Printed as engrossed 16100867D-E |
| 01/29/2016 | Read third time and passed House (93-Y 3-N 1-A) |
| 01/29/2016 | VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 3-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 02/01/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/01/2016 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/05/2016 | Impact statement from VDH (HB562E) |
| 02/15/2016 | Assigned Education sub: Health Professions |
| 02/18/2016 | Reported from Education and Health with amendments (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2016 | Read third time |
| 02/22/2016 | Reading of amendments waived |
| 02/22/2016 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 02/22/2016 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/23/2016 | Read third time |
| 02/23/2016 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 02/23/2016 | Passed Senate with amendments (34-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/25/2016 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 1-N 1-A) |
| 02/25/2016 | VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 1-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2016 | Enrolled |
| 02/26/2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB562ER) |
| 02/26/2016 | Impact statement from VDH (HB562ER) |
| 02/26/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/29/2016 | Signed by President |
| 03/01/2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/1/16 |
| 03/01/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 8, 2016 |
| 03/07/2016 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 03/09/2016 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 1-N 1-A) |
| 03/09/2016 | VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 1-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 03/10/2016 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/10/2016 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
| 03/10/2016 | Reenrolled |
| 03/10/2016 | Reenrolled bill text (HB562ER2) |
| 03/10/2016 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| 03/10/2016 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| 03/10/2016 | Enacted, Chapter 324 (effective 7/1/16) |
| 03/10/2016 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0324) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 3 clips in all, totaling 3 minutes.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
[Unknown]: AYES 32, NOS 7. AYES 32, NOS 7. THE BILL PASSES. HOUSE BILL 562, A BILL RELATING TO LICENSURE OF MASSAGE THERAPISTS. COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY THE SENATE. THE SENATOR FROM LYNCHBURG, SENATOR FLUME. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT HOUSE BILL 562 PASS AND SPEAKING TO THAT MOTION. THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR. MR. PRESIDENT, FOR MANY YEARS NOW, THE BOARD HAS CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPISTS AND THIS BILL WOULD SEEK TO HAVE THEM BECOME LICENSED. THE BILL ALSO HAS RECIPROCAL RIGHTS TO OTHERS COMING TO VIRGINIA TO DO SO, SO WITH THAT, I WOULD HOPE THAT THE BILL PASS.
Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL HOUSE BILL 562 PASS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE, THOSE