SB2446

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 63, relative to massage therapy.

Introduced·2/2/26
Draft Text

Tennessee SB2446 amends Tennessee Code to establish a multistate licensing compact for massage therapists.

Tennessee SB2446 amends Tennessee Code to establish the Interstate Massage Compact, facilitating multistate licensing for massage therapists. The compact aims to increase public access to massage therapy, enhance public safety, and support relocating military members and their spouses. Member states must license and regulate massage therapy, have complaint mechanisms, and require background checks. The compact creates the Interstate Massage Compact Commission to oversee the program, including maintaining a database of licensees, handling investigations, and enforcing the compact.

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Where it stands

Current
Health and Welfare Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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1
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

8 Yea

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0 Nay

Calendar

Mar 17

1:00 PM

Senate Health And Welfare Hearing

Mar 11

11:00 AM

Senate Energy, Agriculture And Natural Resources Hearing

History

Mar 18

Senate

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee

Mar 17

Senate

Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026

Mar 17

Senate

Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/18/2026