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Senate committee backs interstate massage therapy licensure compact to help military families
Summary
The committee voted to advance SB2446, which would enable Tennessee to join the interstate massage therapy licensure compact, easing license portability for practitioners—particularly military spouses—while preserving state regulatory authority.
Chairman Powers, presenting SB2446, said the legislation would allow Tennessee to join the interstate massage therapy licensure compact to reduce licensure barriers for professionals moving between states. He described the bill as intended to "support military families" and to cut unnecessary bureaucratic steps while maintaining state oversight.
Powers said the compact preserves Tennessee's authority to regulate professionals, including shared licensing standards, background checks and disciplinary processes across member states. Legal counsel Doug Garrett explained how entering the compact interacts with sunset review procedures. The committee voted to forward the bill with a positive recommendation to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee (8 ayes, 1 absent).
