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SB 896 — Health Care Practitioners and Massage Therapy
Last action — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 197 (Ch. 2024-148)
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Health Care Practitioners and Massage Therapy; Requiring that a certain annual report required of the Department of Health include specified data; requiring the department to immediately suspend the license of massage therapists and massage establishments under certain circumstances; revising quorum requirements for the Board of Massage Therapy; prohibiting sexual activity and certain related activities in massage establishments; revising advertising requirements and prohibitions for massage therapists and massage establishments; requiring the department’s investigators to request valid government identification from all employees while in a massage establishment, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,034,032
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
418 added · 411 removed418 line(s) added, 411 removed.
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 896 By Senatorthe MartinCommittee 33-00545A-24on 2024896__Fiscal APolicy; bill to be entitled An act relating to health care practitioners and massage therapy;
and Senator Martin 594-03382-24 2024896c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to health care practitioners and massage therapy;
requiring massage establishments to maintain certain employment records in English or Spanish;
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 896 33-00545A-24594-03382-24 2024896__2024896c1 an employee may provide services or treatment;
requiring massage establishments to maintain customer and patient recordsrecords, in English or Spanish, for services and treatment provided in the massage establishmentestablishment; in English or Spanish;
prohibiting massage establishments from being used as a temporary domicile for, to shelter or harbor, or as sleeping quarters for any person, with an exception;
specifying additional documents that a person operating a massage establishment must immediately present, upon request, to department investigators and law enforcement officers;
requiring the department to notify a federal immigration office if specified persons in a massage establishment fail to provide valid government identification;Page 2 of 15 CODING:
amending Page 2 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 896 33-00545A-24594-03382-24 2024896__2024896c1 s.identification;
amending s.
providing appropriations and authorizing positions;
(i)(9) The status of the development and implementation of Page 3 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 896 33-00545A-24594-03382-24 2024896__2024896c1 (i)(9) The status of the development and implementation of rules providing for disciplinary guidelines pursuant to s.
an employee of the establishment;, a person with an ownership interest in the establishment;, or, for a corporation that has Page 4 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 896 33-00545A-24594-03382-24 2024896__2024896c1 interest in the establishment;, or, for a corporation that has more than $250,000 of business assets in this state, the owner, officer, or individual directly involved in the management of the establishment has been arrested for committing or attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit, has been convicted or found guilty of, or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a violation of s.
796.07, relatingPage to5 prohibitingof prostitution15 andCODING: related acts.
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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 896 33-00545A-24594-03382-24 2024896__2024896c1 (m) Section 800.04, relating to lewdprohibiting orprostitution lasciviousand offensesrelated committedacts. upon or in the presence of persons less than 16 years of age.
(m) Section 800.04, relating to lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 16 years of age.
480.033 Definitions.—As used in this act:
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 896 33-00545A-24594-03382-24 2024896__2024896c1 (1)480.033 “AdvertisingDefinitions.—As medium”used meansin anythis newspaper;act:
(1) “Advertising medium” means any newspaper;
(15) “Sexual activity” means any direct or indirect contact by any employee or person, or between any employees or persons, with the intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, degrade, or arouse, or gratify the sexual desire of, any employee or person, or which is likely to cause such abuse, humiliation, harassment, Page 7 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 896 33-00545A-24594-03382-24 2024896__2024896c1 which is likely to cause such abuse, humiliation, harassment, degradation, arousal, or sexual gratification:
human trafficking awareness training and policies.— (3) The board shall adopt rules governing the operation of Page 8 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 896 33-00545A-24594-03382-24 2024896__2024896c1 (3) The board shall adopt rules governing the operation of massage establishments and their facilities, employees personnel, safety and sanitary requirements, financial responsibility, insurance coverage, and the license application and granting process.
(14) In order to provide the department and law enforcement agencies the means to more effectively identify persons engaging in human trafficking at massage establishments, all of the following apply:
A massage establishment located within a county or municipality that has an ordinance that prescribes requirements Page 9 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 896 33-00545A-24594-03382-24 2024896__2024896c1 municipality that has an ordinance that prescribes requirements related to business window light penetration or signage limitations if compliance with this paragraph would result in noncompliance with such ordinance.
509.013(4) may satisfy this requirement by displaying the photos and required information in an employee break room or Page 10 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 896 33-00545A-24594-03382-24 2024896__2024896c1 photos and required information in an employee break room or other room that is used by employees, but is not used by clients or patients.
Section 480.0465, Florida Statutes, is amended toPage read:11 of 15 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 896 33-00545A-24594-03382-24 2024896__2024896c1 480.0465to Advertisement;read:
480.0465 Advertisement;
480.043(7), the license number of a licensed massage therapist who is an owner or principal officer of the establishment may be Page 12 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 896 33-00545A-24594-03382-24 2024896__2024896c1 who is an owner or principal officer of the establishment may be used in lieu of the license number for the establishment.
(c) A valid, unexpired United States passport;
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 896 33-00545A-24594-03382-24 2024896__2024896c1 (d)(c) A naturalizationvalid, certificateunexpired issued by the United States Departmentpassport; of Homeland Security;
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(d) A naturalization certificate issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security;
(c) For a third or subsequent violation, a felony of the thirdPage degree,14 punishableof as15 providedCODING: in s.
775.082, s.
775.083, Page 14 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 896 33-00545A-24594-03382-24 2024896__2024896c1 orthird degree, punishable as provided in s.
775.082, s.
775.083, or s.
For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, eight full-time equivalent positions, with associated salary rate of 593,954, are authorized and the sums of $925,080 in recurring and $108,952 in nonrecurring funds from the Medical Quality Assurance Trust Fund are appropriated to the Department of Health for the purpose of implementing this act.
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View plain text versions (2)
- S 896 c1 View text Current pdf
- Introduced S 896 Filed pdf
Action History
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Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 197 (Ch. 2024-148)
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Substituted CS/CS/HB 197
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Read 2nd time
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/24
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CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/15/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
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Now in Fiscal Policy
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Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/08/24, 10:45 am, 412 Knott Building
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Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
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Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/30/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
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Introduced
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Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
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Filed
Sponsors
- Fiscal Policy · Primary
- Jonathan Martin · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on
Sponsors (2)
- Fiscal Policy
- Martin, Jonathan Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (162)
162 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 162 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (20)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Hutson | — | Yea |
| Collins | — | Yea |
| Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" | — | Yea |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Yea |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Osgood, Rosalind | Democrat | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Boyd, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Calatayud, Alexis | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Simon, Corey | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Wright, Tom A. | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Baxley | — | Yea |
| Book | — | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Yea |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Burgess, Danny | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Not Voting |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Simon, Corey | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (10)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Book | — | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Osgood, Rosalind | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Calatayud, Alexis | Republican | Yea |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 896 do?
- Health Care Practitioners and Massage Therapy; Requiring that a certain annual report required of the Department of Health include specified data; requiring the department to immediately suspend the license of massage therapists and massage establishments under certain circumstances; revising quorum requirements for the Board of Massage Therapy; prohibiting sexual activity and certain related activities in massage establishments; revising advertising requirements and prohibitions for massage therapists and massage establishments; requiring the department’s investigators to request valid government identification from all employees while in a massage establishment, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,034,032
- Who sponsors SB 896?
- SB 896 is sponsored by Fiscal Policy and Martin, Jonathan (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 896?
- This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 896?
- Track SB 896 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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