Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 39 — FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS: Provides for the licensed profession of massage therapy. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 452.

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 29, 2026.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

Establishes licensing requirements for massage therapy professionals.

This bill sets up a system for licensing massage therapists, ensuring that practitioners meet specific standards. It aims to formalize the profession and enhance accountability.

What this means for you
  • Workers: For massage therapy workers, this means they will need to obtain a license to legally practice their profession.
  • Consumers: Consumers can expect a more regulated profession, potentially enhancing the quality of services provided.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

10 added · 34 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Bill SB 39, a reference to "ACT No. 452" has been removed. This change could indicate that the provisions of that specific act are no longer relevant or necessary for the bill's purpose. It’s important because removing outdated or unneeded references can help clarify the legislation and ensure it addresses current issues effectively.

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SLS 26RS-104 ENGROSSED Regular Session SENATE BILL NO.
Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.
39 BY SENATOR MIZELL FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS.
39 BY SENATOR MIZELL AN ACT To enact R.S.
Provides for the licensed profession of massage therapy.
(8/1/26) AN ACT To enact R.S.
The board shall make available to any graduate of a state-approved, Louisiana-basedschoolformassagetherapyaprovisionallicenseforimmediate useupongraduationatanestablishedmassagetherapybusinessregisteredwith theboard.Theprovisional licenseshall beactiveforonethree-monthtermand shall not be renewed.
The board shall make available to any graduate of a state-approved, Louisiana-basedschoolformassagetherapyaprovisionallicenseforimmediate useupongraduationatanestablishedmassagetherapybusinessregisteredwith theboard.The provisional licenseshallbeactiveforonethree-month termand shall not be renewed.
Any facility that employs a massage therapist who is operatingunderaprovisional licenseshall notifyaclientof thelicensurestatus of a provisionally licensed massage therapist prior to the client receiving any servicesfromthatmassagetherapist.Aprovisionallylicensedmassagetherapist may only work at a facility thatemploys amassagetherapistlicensed pursuant Page 1 of 2 Coding:
Any facility that employs a massage therapist who is operatingunder a provisional licenseshall notifyaclientofthelicensurestatus of a provisionally licensed massage therapist prior to the client receiving any servicesfromthatmassagetherapist.Aprovisionallylicensedmassagetherapist may only work atafacilitythatemploys a massage therapist licensed pursuant to Subsection A of this Section.
Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
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SLS 26RS-104 ENGROSSED SB NO.
39 to Subsection A of this Section.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate Legislative Services.
The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.
[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 39 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Mizell Proposed law provides that the board shall make available to any graduate of a state- approved, La.-based school for massage therapy a provisional license for immediate use upon graduation at an established massage therapy business registered with the board.
Proposed law provides that the provisional license shall be active for one three-month term and shall not be renewed.
Proposed law provides that any facility that employs a massage therapist who is operating under a provisional license shall notify a client of the licensure status of a provisionally licensed massage therapist prior to the client receiving any services from that massage therapist.
A provisionally licensed massage therapist may only work at a facility that employs a massage therapist licensed pursuant to proposed law.
Effective August 1, 2026.
(Adds R.S.
37:3556(F)) Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate Committee Amendments Proposed bySenate Committee on Commerce,Consumer Protection, and International Affairs to the original bill 1.
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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 452.

  2. Effective date 8/1/2026.

  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

  5. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  6. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

  7. Received from the House without amendments.

  8. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

  9. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

  11. Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  12. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

  13. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

  14. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  15. Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

  16. Reported with amendments.

  17. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.

  18. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#1350)

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 30000
Republican 62006
Unaffiliated 6001
Total 98007
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Amedee — Yea
Galle — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Johnson, T. — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Yea
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Yea
Candace N. Newell Democrat Yea
Chasity Martinez Democrat Yea
Dana Henry Democrat Yea
Delisha Boyd Democrat Yea
Ed Murray Democrat Yea
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Joy Walters Democrat Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Mandie Landry Democrat Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Yea
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Yea
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Yea
Annie Spell Republican Not Voting
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann Republican Yea
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Yea
Chance Keith Henry Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Yea
Debbie Villio Republican Yea
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Not Voting
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Emily Chenevert Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Not Voting
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jacob Braud Republican Yea
Jacob Jules Landry Republican Yea
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Yea
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Not Voting
Jessica Domangue Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Yea
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Yea
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Yea
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Not Voting
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Yea
Michael Melerine Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Paul Sawyer Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Yea
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Yea
Stephanie H. Berault Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Not Voting
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE (#41)

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 27000
Democrat 10000
Unaffiliated 0001
Total 37001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Not Voting
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gary Carter Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Yea
Larry Selders Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Yea
Sam Jenkins Democrat Yea
Adam Bass Republican Yea
Alan Seabaugh Republican Yea
Beth Mizell Republican Yea
Blake Miguez Republican Yea
Bob Hensgens Republican Yea
Brach Jerad Myers Republican Yea
Caleb Kleinpeter Republican Yea
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Glen Womack Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
Heather Cloud Republican Yea
Jeremy Stine Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican Yea
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican Yea
Mike Reese Republican Yea
Patrick Connick Republican Yea
Patrick McMath Republican Yea
Rick Edmonds Republican Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea

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SB 39 is sponsored by Beth Mizell (Republican).
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