VirginiaInterstate Massage Compact; education and examination requirements, Compact Commission membership.
What it does
Interstate Massage Compact; education and examination requirements; Compact Commission membership. Modifies the education and examination requirements of the Interstate Massage Compact to clarify acceptable national examinations and expand acceptable education programs to include massage therapists with less than 625 clock hours of education but who have held a license in good standing for at least two years. The bill permits each state to choose its delegate to the Commission as either a member of the state's licensing board or its primary administrative officer of the state's licensing authority and the Compact Commission to elect up to two ex officio, nonvoting members of the Commission.
More detail
As introduced, the amendments are statutory updates requested of participating states by the Interstate Massage Compact Commission.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 26Stricken at request of Patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Stricken at request of Patron in Education and Health. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Assigned Education sub: Health ProfessionsMinor
- Feb 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB579)
- Feb 3Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 3Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 2Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 1-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 2Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Jan 30Engrossed by House as amended
- Jan 30committee amendments agreed toMajor
- Jan 30Read second timeMinor
- Jan 29Read first timeMinor
- Jan 27Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N 1-A)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22House subcommittee offered
- Jan 21Assigned sub: Health ProfessionsMinor
- Jan 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB579)
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103218DIntroduced
- Feb 26Stricken at request of Patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)Latest