Indiana House Bill 1289 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)
Status: Passed on May 2 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-02 - Public Law 267
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Massage therapy. Provides that an individual must be licensed by the state board of massage therapy (board) to practice massage therapy. (Under current law, massage therapists are certified by the board but certification is not required to practice massage therapy.) Provides that massage therapy licensing requirements do not prohibit specified conduct of individuals who meet certain requirements. Amends the definition of "massage therapy" to include certain acts. Amends the definition of "massage therapist" to include an individual who offers to provide massage therapy. Provides that an individual may not use certain titles or practice massage therapy without a license. Establishes

Massage therapy. Provides that an individual must be licensed by the state board of massage therapy (board) to practice massage therapy. (Under current law, massage therapists are certified by the board but certification is not required to practice massage therapy.) Provides that massage therapy licensing requirements do not prohibit specified conduct of individuals who meet certain requirements. Amends the definition of "massage therapy" to include certain acts. Amends the definition of "massage therapist" to include an individual who offers to provide massage therapy. Provides that an individual may not use certain titles or practice massage therapy without a license. Establishes

Rep. Ronald Bacon [R]	Rep. David Ober [R]	Rep. Robert Morris [R]	Rep. Mara Reardon [D]
Sen. Vaneta Becker [R]	Sen. Jean Leising [R]	Sen. Randall Head [R]	Sen. Timothy Lanane [D]
Sen. Brandt Hershman [R]

2017-04-13 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 78 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2017-04-06 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 28 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2017-03-30 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-02-27 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 75 N: 19 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2017-02-21 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-02	House	Public Law 267
2017-05-02	House	Signed by the Governor
2017-04-25	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2017-04-18	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2017-04-17	House	Signed by the Speaker
2017-04-13	House	House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 480: yeas 78, nays 10
2017-04-11	House	Motion to concur filed
2017-04-06	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2017-04-06	Senate	Senator Hershman added as cosponsor
2017-04-06	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 415: yeas 28, nays 20
2017-04-05	Senate	Senator Lanane added as cosponsor
2017-04-05	Senate	Senator Head added as cosponsor
2017-04-05	Senate	Senator Leising added as second sponsor
2017-04-05	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2017-04-03	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2017-03-01	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology
2017-02-28	House	Referred to the Senate
2017-02-27	House	Senate sponsor: Senator Becker
2017-02-27	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 235: yeas 75, nays 19
2017-02-23	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2017-02-21	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2017-02-09	House	Representative Candelaria Reardon added as coauthor
2017-02-09	House	Representative Morris added as coauthor
2017-01-30	House	Representative Ober added as coauthor
2017-01-10	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
2017-01-10	House	Authored by Representative Bacon

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1289/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/9/c/2/09c24884/HB1289.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/f/7/e/6f7ecc25/HB1289.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/8/3/2/1832db13/HB1289.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/d/1/a/ad1a25e8/HB1289.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/c/a/a/9caaf9e8/HB1289.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/4/0/e/f40ece69/HB1289.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/3/b/c/53bccfd6/HB1289.04.ENRS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/3/7/4/b37479a4/HB1289.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/4/2/d/642d3b54/HB1289.235.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/5/9/9/c599061e/HB1289.02.COMH.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/2/7/c/827c35f7/HB1289.415.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/d/3/4/5d344ec3/HB1289.480.pdf