Assembly Bill 899
Licensure and local regulation of establishments providing massage therapy or bodywork therapy, the scope of practice of massage therapists and bodywork therapists, the unauthorized practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy, granting rule-making authority, and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jan 30, 2018
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires an establishment or service providing massage therapy or bodywork therapy to obtain a license granted by the Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board, unless the establishment or service is owned by or provided at one of the following: 1) a licensed massage therapist or bodywork therapist; 2) a person who provides massage therapy or bodywork therapy within the scope of a credential granted to the person by this state or the federal government; or 3) a massage therapy or bodywork therapy school, health care or nursing facility, school or other educational institution, spa, business with an on-site wellness center, or establishment licensed to provide cosmetology, aesthetics, electrology, manicuring, or barbering. Under the bill, the affiliated credentialing board administers the licensure program and promulgates rules establishing the requirements for the massage or bodywork therapy establishment license and the standards for the professional conduct of persons granted a massage or bodywork therapy establishment license. Additionally, a local ordinance, including an ordinance enacted before the bill takes effect, that regulates the activity of a massage therapy or bodywork therapy establishment or service that is licensed or exempt from licensure under the bill may not be enforced against an establishment or service that obtains a license or is exempt from licensure.
The bill also authorizes the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy by a massage therapy or bodywork therapy extern or intern under the supervision of a licensed massage therapist or bodywork therapist. The bill requires the affiliated credentialing board to establish standards for that practice.
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The bill also provides that the scope of the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy, in addition to the activities specified under current law, includes all of the following:
1. The application of kinesiology tape to the skin.
2. The provision of body spa services, as defined by the board by rule, including the application of body wraps and scrubs.
3. Certain kinds of manual action, the majority of which are included under current law, but under the bill, the manual action is performed without high velocity or low amplitude thrusting.
The bill provides that the penalty for the unauthorized practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy is a fine of up to $1,000 or imprisonment for up to 90 days or both. The bill also provides that the penalty for intentionally employing a person to engage in the unauthorized practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy is a fine of up to $10,000 or imprisonment for up to nine months, or both, for a first violation, and a fine of up to $10,000 or imprisonment for up to six years, or both, for a subsequent violation within five years.
Who's behind it
6 lawmakers are its . 4 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (6)
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 15, 2018
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 30, 2018
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform.
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Jan 30, 2018
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 30, 2018 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Tittl, Brostoff, Jacque, Quinn, Tusler and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senator Johnson
- Jan 30, 2018 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform
- Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate