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House keeps regulation of massage industry, adds owner screening to fight trafficking
3544814 · February 21, 2025
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Summary
First substitute HB278 tasks a licensing review and tightens rules that focus on establishment owners — including background checks and fingerprints — to address human trafficking and illicit activity in massage businesses; the House passed the bill 68-0.
The Utah House on Feb. 20 passed first substitute House Bill 278, a change to the massage-therapy regulatory framework that sponsors said targets illicit activity in certain establishments while aiming to preserve legitimate massage practices.
Representative Ty Thurston, sponsor, said the Office of Professional Licensure…
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