Bill Summary

HB 197 Health Care Practitioners and Massage Therapy (2024 Session)
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Sponsors
by Lopez, V. Co Sponsors: Bankson, Bartleman, Edmonds, Garcia (A), Melo, Overdorf, Roth, Steele, Woodson CS Sponsors: Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee, Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
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Summary
Health Care Practitioners and Massage Therapy: Requires DOH to report specified data; authorizes DOH to suspend license of certain health care practitioners & massage establishments in certain circumstances; revises advertising requirements for massage therapists & massage establishments; prohibits establishments from sheltering or harboring, or being used as sleeping quarters for any person; requires DOH investigators to request government identification from all employees while in massage establishment; specifies additional documents person operating massage establishment must present, upon request, to DOH investigators & law enforcement officers; requires DOH to notify federal immigration office if specified persons fail to provide government identification; revises definition of “unlicensed massage establishment”. Effective Date: July 1, 2024
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committees of reference
   H Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
   H Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
   H Health & Human Services Committee
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Actions
10/17/23
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Filed
11/02/23
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Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
11/02/23
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Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
11/29/23
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On Committee agenda - Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee, 12/06/23, 2:00 pm, 102 H - PCS
12/06/23
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Favorable with CS by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays
12/07/23
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
12/11/23
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Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
01/16/24
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On Committee agenda - Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/18/24, 12:30 pm, 17 H
01/18/24
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Favorable with CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/19/24
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
01/22/24
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Now in Health & Human Services Committee
02/06/24
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On Committee agenda - Health & Human Services Committee, 02/08/24, 8:00 am, 17 H
02/08/24
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Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/08/24
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/12/24
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/15/24
02/15/24
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Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 118 Yeas / 0 Nays)
02/15/24
SENATE
In Messages
02/16/24
SENATE
Received; Referred to Fiscal Policy
03/05/24
SENATE
Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd Reading; Substituted for SB 0896; Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/05/24
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Ordered enrolled
03/05/24
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
04/22/24
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 05/07/24)
05/06/24
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2024-148
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bill text & filed amendments
0197
Filed on 10/17/23
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Amendment 1000 PCS
Healthcare Regulation Sub
Filed on 11/29/23
Adopted
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0197C1
Filed on 12/07/23
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Amendment 898119
Lopez, V.
Filed on 01/17/24
Adopted
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0197C2
Filed on 01/19/24
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0197ER
Filed on 03/05/24
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
456.026
456.074
480.033
480.035
480.043
480.0465
480.0475
480.0535
823.05
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