---
title: MASSAGE THERAPY & MASSAGE THERAPISTS - Texas Legislation
subject: MASSAGE THERAPY & MASSAGE THERAPISTS
total_bills: 4
unique_authors: 3
critical_bills: 2
high_cost_bills: 0
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/massage-therapy-massage-therapists"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# MASSAGE THERAPY & MASSAGE THERAPISTS

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 4
- **Unique Authors:** 3
- **Critical Compliance:** 2 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 3

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 2 bills
- **Senate:** 2 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 2 bills
- **Moderate:** 2 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Ana Hernandez** (D, House) - 2 bills
- **Angela Paxton** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [LICENSING & REGULATION, TEXAS COMMISSION OF](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/licensing-regulation-texas-commission-of) (4 shared bills)
- [Occupational Regulation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/occupational-regulation) (4 shared bills)
- [Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/occupational-regulation-other-trades-professions) (4 shared bills)
- [Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons-sexual) (2 shared bills)
- [Crimes](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes) (2 shared bills)
- [Crimes--Against Persons](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons) (2 shared bills)
- [PERMITS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/permits) (1 shared bills)
- [LICENSING & REGULATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/licensing-regulation-texas-department-of) (1 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-of-licensing-and-regulation) - 4 bills
- [Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-licensing-and-regulation) - 3 bills
- [District Attorneys](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/district-attorneys) - 1 bills
- [County Attorneys](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-attorneys) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB1732](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1732-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of massage ther... | Critical | Low |
| [SB703](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb703-89th-regular) | Relating to the criminal and licensing con... | Critical | Low |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB1562](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1562-89th-regular) | Relating to massage student permits. | Ana Hernandez (D) | Moderate |
| [HB1732](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1732-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of massage... | Ana Hernandez (D) | Critical |
| [SB2167](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2167-89th-regular) | Relating to the licensing and regulat... | Angela Paxton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB703](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb703-89th-regular) | Relating to the criminal and licensin... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Critical |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/massage-therapy-massage-therapists)
- [All Texas Subjects](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subjects)

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