Delaware House Bill 386

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on August 29 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-08-29 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Section 1 of this Act revises the definition of massage establishment by repealing the exemption for all business establishments licensed under other chapters of Title 24. This exemption allows a massage practitioner to work in a licensed cosmetology shop that does not hold a massage establishment license. In that situation, the cosmetology shop can have an identified professional-in-charge responsible for the operation of the cosmetology shop and its employees, but that individual is not responsible for the massage practitioners. This means that the professional-in-charge responsible for the cosmetology shop cannot be held responsible for the wrongful actions of a massage practitioner, which adversely impacts the disciplinary process. With this exemption repealed, a cosmetology shop offering massage services is required to have both a massage establishment license and a licensed massage practitioner as the professional-in-charge responsible for the actions of all massage practitioners providing services on the premises.

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Massage And Bodywork.

Rep. Sophie Phillips [D]

Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]

Sen. Nicole Poore [D]

Sen. Jack Walsh [D]

2024-06-26 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-05-23 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-08-29		Signed by Governor
2024-06-26		Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2024-06-18		Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2024-05-23		Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate
2024-05-23		Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT
2024-05-14		Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 4 On Its Merits
2024-05-07		Introduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House

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Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55779
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#56184