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HB 245 — Massage Therapy
Last action — Chapter No. 2021-143
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✓Introduced
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2021. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Massage Therapy; Revises definition & purpose of massage therapy.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
58 added · 39 removed58 line(s) added, 39 removed.
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 245 2021 ALegislature bill2 to be entitled An act relating to massage therapy;
hb0245-00hb0245-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 245 2021 Legislature practice of massage therapy is potentially dangerous to the public in that massage therapists must have a knowledge of anatomy and physiology and an understanding of the relationship between the structure and the function of the tissues being treated and the total function of the body.
hb0245-00hb0245-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 245 2021 Legislature curriculum as determined by rule of the board and that is licensed by the Department of Education pursuant to chapter 1005 or the equivalent licensing authority of another state or is within the public school system of this state or a college or university that is eligible to participate in the William L.
hb0245-00hb0245-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 245 2021 Legislature (9)(8) "Licensure" means the procedure by which a person, hereinafter referred to as a "practitioner," applies to the board for approval to practice massage or to operate an establishment.
hb0245-00hb0245-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 245 2021 Legislature or specialty salon, and such services may not involve massage therapy, as defined in s.
hb0245-00hb0245-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 245 2021 Legislature an exempted person's practice or profession overlaps with the practice of massage therapy.
hb0245-00hb0245-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 245 2021 Legislature (b) Has completed a course of study at a board-approved massage therapy school that meets standards adopted by the board;
hb0245-00hb0245-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 245 2021 Legislature and (o) of subsection (1) of section 480.046, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
hb0245-00hb0245-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 245 2021 Legislature material or as a result of any mental or physical condition.
hb0245-00hb0245-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 245 2021 Legislature show.
hb0245-00hb0245-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 245 2021 Legislature (c) Permit an employed person to practice massage therapy unless duly licensed as provided herein.
hb0245-00hb0245-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 245 2021 Legislature (a) A valid, unexpired driver license issued by any state, territory, or district of the United States;
hb0245-00hb0245-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 245 2021 Legislature to read:
hb0245-00hb0245-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 245 2021 Legislature injury protection to the named insured, relatives residing in the same household, persons operating the insured motor vehicle, passengers in the motor vehicle, and other persons struck by the motor vehicle and suffering bodily injury while not an occupant of a self-propelled vehicle, subject to subsection (2) and paragraph (4)(e), to a limit of $10,000 in medical and disability benefits and $5,000 in death benefits resulting from bodily injury, sickness, disease, or death arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle as follows:
hb0245-00hb0245-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 245 2021 Legislature of chapter 401 which provides emergency transportation and treatment.
hb0245-00hb0245-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 245 2021 Legislature indirectly, by a hospital or hospitals.
hb0245-00hb0245-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 245 2021 Legislature 3.
hb0245-00hb0245-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 245 2021 Legislature Only insurers writing motor vehicle liability insurance in this state may provide the required benefits of this section, and such insurer may not require the purchase of any other motor vehicle coverage other than the purchase of property damage liability coverage as required by s.
hb0245-00hb0245-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 245 2021 Legislature under chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 460, or chapter 461 as medically necessary and the prescription specifies the number of treatments.
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Action History
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Chapter No. 2021-143
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Approved by Governor
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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Ordered enrolled
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In Messages
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Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 1
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Read 3rd time
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Placed on 3rd reading
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Read 2nd time
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Substituted for CS/SB 352
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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Withdrawn from Appropriations
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Received
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Referred to Appropriations
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Message sent to senate
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In Messages
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Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
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Read 3rd time
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Added to Third Reading Calendar
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Placed on 3rd reading
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Read 2nd time
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Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/31/2021)
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Added to Second Reading Calendar
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Bill released to House Calendar
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Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
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Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
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Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
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Now in Health & Human Services Committee
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Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
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Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
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Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
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Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
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Reported out of Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
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Favorable by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
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1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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Added to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee agenda
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Referred to Professions and Public Health Subcommittee; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
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Filed
Sponsors
- Linda Chaney · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Chaney, Linda Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (163)
163 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| No Party Affiliation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 3% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Diaz | — | Yea |
| Ausley | — | Yea |
| Farmer | — | Yea |
| Powell | — | Yea |
| Baxley | — | Yea |
| Gainer | — | Yea |
| Rodrigues | — | Yea |
| Bean | — | Yea |
| Book | — | Yea |
| Stargel | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Bracy | — | Yea |
| Taddeo | — | Yea |
| Hutson | — | Yea |
| Thurston | — | Yea |
| Brandes | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Broxson | — | Yea |
| Simpson | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Cruz | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Not Voting |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Yea |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Nay |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Yea |
| Pizzo, Jason W. B. | No Party Affiliation | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Boyd, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Burgess, Danny | Republican | Yea |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Hooper, Ed | Republican | Yea |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Yea |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Wright, Tom A. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 51 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 115 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (120)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Aloupis | — | Yea |
| Geller | — | Yea |
| Altman | — | Yea |
| Goff-Marcil | — | Yea |
| Renner | — | Yea |
| Grant | — | Yea |
| Roach | — | Yea |
| Bell | — | Yea |
| Grieco | — | Yea |
| Beltran | — | Yea |
| Hage | — | Yea |
| Benjamin | — | Yea |
| Harding | — | Yea |
| Hardy | — | Yea |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Hawkins | — | Yea |
| Sabatini | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Jenne | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Byrd | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Slosberg | — | Yea |
| Caruso | — | Yea |
| Latvala | — | Yea |
| Learned | — | Yea |
| Sprowls | — | Yea |
| Clemons | — | Yea |
| Stevenson | — | Yea |
| Diamond | — | Yea |
| Mariano | — | Yea |
| Toledo | — | Yea |
| Tomkow | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| McCurdy | — | Yea |
| Duran | — | Yea |
| Willhite | — | Yea |
| Morales | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Fernandez-Barquin | — | Yea |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| Fetterhoff | — | Yea |
| Omphroy | — | Yea |
| Fine | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Zika | — | Yea |
| Ingoglia | — | Not Voting |
| Casello | — | Not Voting |
| DuBose | — | Not Voting |
| Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" | — | Yea |
| Arrington, Kristen Aston | Democrat | Yea |
| Bartleman, Robin | Democrat | Yea |
| Chambliss, Kevin D. | Democrat | Yea |
| Daley, Dan | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Driskell, Fentrice | Democrat | Yea |
| Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. | Democrat | Yea |
| Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory, Emily | Democrat | Yea |
| Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" | Democrat | Yea |
| Hinson, Yvonne Hayes | Democrat | Yea |
| Hunschofsky, Christine | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph, Dotie | Democrat | Yea |
| Nixon, Angela "Angie" | Democrat | Yea |
| Rayner, Michele K. | Democrat | Yea |
| Robinson, Felicia Simone | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Skidmore, Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Smith, Carlos Guillermo | Democrat | Yea |
| Tant, Allison | Democrat | Yea |
| Woodson, Marie Paule | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" | Republican | Yea |
| Barnaby, Webster | Republican | Yea |
| Borrero, David | Republican | Yea |
| Botana, Adam | Republican | Yea |
| Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" | Republican | Yea |
| Buchanan, James | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Busatta, Demi | Republican | Yea |
| Chaney, Linda | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Duggan, Wyman | Republican | Yea |
| Fabricio, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Garrison, Sam | Republican | Yea |
| Giallombardo, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Koster, Traci | Republican | Yea |
| LaMarca, Chip | Republican | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" | Republican | Yea |
| Maney, Patt | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| McFarland, Fiona | Republican | Yea |
| Melo, Lauren | Republican | Yea |
| Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" | Republican | Yea |
| Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" | Republican | Yea |
| Perez, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Persons-Mulicka, Jenna | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Yea |
| Plasencia, Susan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rizo, Alex | Republican | Yea |
| Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Salzman, Michelle | Republican | Yea |
| Shoaf, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Sirois, Tyler I. | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, David | Republican | Yea |
| Snyder, John | Republican | Yea |
| Trabulsy, Dana | Republican | Yea |
| Truenow, Keith L. | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Tuck, Kaylee | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Valdés, Susan L. | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (21)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Altman | — | Not Voting |
| Benjamin | — | Yea |
| Caruso | — | Yea |
| Duran | — | Yea |
| Grant | — | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Rayner, Michele K. | Democrat | Yea |
| Robinson, Felicia Simone | Democrat | Yea |
| Skidmore, Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Tant, Allison | Democrat | Yea |
| Botana, Adam | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Garrison, Sam | Republican | Yea |
| Koster, Traci | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Melo, Lauren | Republican | Yea |
| Persons-Mulicka, Jenna | Republican | Yea |
| Rizo, Alex | Republican | Yea |
| Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" | Republican | Yea |
| Sirois, Tyler I. | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Beltran | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Not Voting |
| Fetterhoff | — | Yea |
| Hage | — | Yea |
| Hardy | — | Yea |
| Toledo | — | Yea |
| Willhite | — | Yea |
| Zika | — | Yea |
| Driskell, Fentrice | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Rayner, Michele K. | Democrat | Yea |
| Smith, Carlos Guillermo | Democrat | Yea |
| Barnaby, Webster | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Fabricio, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Koster, Traci | Republican | Yea |
| Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, David | Republican | Yea |
| Snyder, John | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Fernandez-Barquin | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Arrington, Kristen Aston | Democrat | Yea |
| Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. | Democrat | Yea |
| Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" | Democrat | Yea |
| Rayner, Michele K. | Democrat | Yea |
| Skidmore, Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Smith, Carlos Guillermo | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" | Republican | Yea |
| Garrison, Sam | Republican | Yea |
| Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" | Republican | Yea |
| Maney, Patt | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| Rizo, Alex | Republican | Yea |
| Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" | Republican | Yea |
| Sirois, Tyler I. | Republican | Yea |
| Tuck, Kaylee | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 245 do?
- Massage Therapy; Revises definition & purpose of massage therapy.
- Who sponsors HB 245?
- HB 245 is sponsored by Chaney, Linda (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 245?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2021. Enacted.
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