Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 1271
Mississippi Professional Massage Therapy Act; revise provisions related to.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REENACT SECTIONS 73-67-1 THROUGH 73-67-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL MASSAGE THERAPY ACT; TO AMEND REENACTED SECTION 73-67-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE DEFINITIONS FOR "MISSISSIPPI STATE LAW EXAMINATION" AND "PROVISIONAL PERMIT" IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI STATE LAW EXAMINATION AND TO ELIMINATE THE ISSUANCE OF A PROVISIONAL PERMIT; TO AMEND REENACTED SECTION 73-67-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE BOARD OF MASSAGE THERAPY TO ADOPT RULES REGARDING THE ISSUANCE OF A PROVISIONAL PERMIT; TO AMEND REENACTED SECTION 73-67-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE BOARD OF MASSAGE THERAPY TO ESTABLISH THE EDUCATIONAL, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE BY RECIPROCITY; TO AMEND REENACTED SECTION 73-67-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR AN APPLICANT TO RECEIVE A MASSAGE THERAPIST LICENSE; TO AMEND REENACTED SECTION 73-67-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT AN APPLICANT FOR A MASSAGE THERAPY LICENSE COMPLETE THE MISSISSIPPI STATE LAW EXAMINATION; TO AMEND REENACTED SECTION 73-67-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE RECIPROCITY PROVISIONS TO EXPAND THOSE WHO MAY APPLY FOR A MASSAGE THERAPIST LICENSE IN MISSISSIPPI; TO REMOVE THE PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE OF A PROVISIONAL PERMIT; TO AMEND REENACTED SECTION 73-67-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED TO BE MET BY AN APPLICANT FOR A MASSAGE THERAPIST LICENSE; TO AMEND REENACTED SECTION 73-67-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE DATE OF THE REPEALER ON THE MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL MASSAGE THERAPY ACT TO JULY 1, 2021; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 15 to January 30, 2018, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 15 to Jan 30 · stopped15 days
Judiciary AJan 15 to Jan 30 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 15 – Jan 30
- Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives