Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB181: AN ACT relating to the Interstate Massage Compact.
Status: In committee, March 24, 2026
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 309 to adopt the Interstate Massage Compact; declare the intent and purpose of the compact; define terms; establish conditions under which an individual may practice in a remote state; authorize a home state to impose adverse action against an individual's license issued by the home state; authorize a member state's licensing authority to issue subpoenas for hearings and investigations as well as cease and desist orders to restrict, suspend, or revoke an individual's privilege to practice in the state; establish the Interstate Massage Compact Commission; provide immunity from suit and liability for members, officers, executive director, employees, and representatives of the commission who act in accordance with the provisions of the compact; require the commission to develop and maintain a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, disciplinary action, and significant investigatory information on all licensed individuals participating in the compact; authorize the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of state government to enforce the provisions of the compact; establish rulemaking procedures; authorize the commission to attempt to resolve disputes related to the compact that arise among member states and between member and nonmember states; require provisions of the compact to become effective on the date the compact is enacted into law by the seventh compact state; establish withdrawal guidelines for a member state that wishes to withdraw from the compact; provide for severability for any provision in the compact that is contrary to the constitution of any member state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance.
What the bill says
An act relating to the Interstate Massage Compact.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to the Interstate Massage Compact. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 309 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: ARTICLE 1- PURPOSE The purpose of this compact is to reduce the burdens on state governments and to facilitate the interstate practice and regulation of massage therapy with the goal of improving public access to, and the safety of, massage therapy services. Through this compact, the member states seek to establish a regulatory framework which provides for a new multistate licensing program. Through this additional licensing pathway, the member states seek to provide increased value and mobility to licensed massage therapists in the member states, while ensuring the provision of safe, competent, and reliable services to the public. This compact is designed to achieve the following objectives, and the member states hereby ratify the same intentions by subscribing hereto: A. Increase public access to massage therapy services by providing for a multistate licensing pathway; B. Enhance the member states' ability to protect the public's health and safety; C. Enhance the member states' ability to prevent human trafficking and licensure fraud; D. Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating the multistate practice of massage therapy; E. Support relocating military members and their spouses; F. Facilitate …
Sponsors
- Vanessa Grossl (R, HD-088) · primary sponsor
- Steve Bratcher (R, HD-025)
- Daniel Grossberg (D, HD-030)
- Adam Moore (D, HD-045)
Latest actions
- : floor amendment (1) filed
- : to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: Occupations And Professions, Licensing, Health And Medical Services, Compacts, Interstate, Administrative Regulations And Proceedings
Common questions
- What is HB181?
- HB181 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to the Interstate Massage Compact.
- What does HB181 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the Interstate Massage Compact.
- What is the status of HB181?
- In committee as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: floor amendment (1) filed (March 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB181?
- Vanessa Grossl (R, HD-088), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB181?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb181.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.