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Senate committee backs licensure, inspection of massage establishments after trafficking concerns
Summary
The Health & Public Affairs Committee gave a do‑pass recommendation to Senate Bill 246, which would require licensure of massage therapy establishments and authorize inspections, after sponsors and RLD officials said the measure closes gaps used by some illicit operations and stakeholder witnesses described professional standards.
Senate Bill 246, introduced by Senator Woods, won a committee recommendation after sponsors and witnesses argued the measure would close a regulatory gap that currently licenses individual massage therapists but not the establishments where they work.
Melissa Salazar, director of boards and commissions at the Regulation and Licensing Department, told the committee the bill "would establish a licensure requirement for massage therapy establishments and implement an inspection requirement for those facilities." She said that licensing establishments would give the department authority to inspect for…
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