Assembly Bill 1013
Licensure and regulation of establishments providing massage therapy or bodywork therapy, the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Topics: Health Services, Department of: Health, Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board, Massage therapy
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 6, 2026
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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 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform. The committee's chair at the time was Shae Sortwell. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 1003. That version died when the session ended.
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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 provides for licensure of massage therapy or bodywork therapy establishments and makes other changes related to the regulation and practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy.
The bill requires an establishment providing massage therapy or bodywork therapy to obtain a license granted by the Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board. The bill defines massage therapy or bodywork therapy establishment to mean a place of business held out to the public where massage therapy or bodywork therapy is regularly practiced or proposed to be regularly practiced, as further established by the board, but specifically including mobile massage therapy or bodywork therapy services and massage therapy or bodywork therapy schools. The bill exempts from the licensure requirement locations to which a licensed massage therapist or bodywork therapist who operates an out-call massage service travels and health care facilities providing massage therapy or bodywork therapy that are licensed or approved by the Department of Health Services. The bill provides for three types of establishment licenses: 1) a sole practitioner license, which entitles a single massage therapist or bodywork therapist to practice massage therapy or bodywork therapy from the location designated in the license; 2) a mobile massage therapy or bodywork therapy license, which entitles one or more massage therapists or bodywork therapists to practice massage therapy or bodywork therapy or offer to do so from the vehicle, mobile unit, or mobile facility or structure covered by the license; and 3) a multiple practitioner license, which entitles two or more massage therapists or bodywork therapists to practice massage therapy or bodywork therapy from the location designated in the license.
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The bill includes a number of requirements to be satisfied in order for an establishment to be granted a license, including that a responsible manager be designated, that the responsible manager pass an examination on state laws and administrative rules governing massage therapy and bodywork therapy, that each owner and responsible manager not have a disqualifying criminal record, and that the establishment pass a prelicensing inspection, if required by the board.
The bill includes a number of requirements for licensed establishments and requires the board to establish standards of professional conduct in massage therapy establishments and minimum standards and requirements concerning the maintenance, equipment, plans, and specifications for licensed massage therapy or bodywork therapy establishments as they relate to the public health, safety, and welfare, which may allow for inspections, in addition to those required for initial licensure or renewal of a license, in response to a complaint about an establishment or massage therapist or bodywork therapist.
The bill also modifies a number of requirements, prohibitions, and grounds for professional discipline that exist under current law, including adding references to human trafficking to provisions on mandatory reporting, automatic revocation, and disqualifying offenses, specifically prohibiting any individual from having sexual contact or sexual intercourse on the premises of a massage therapy establishment or from practicing massage therapy or bodywork therapy in the nude or in clothing designed to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of a client or other individual, and making other modifications to account for the licensing and regulation of establishments under the bill.
Who's behind it
4 representatives are its . All 4 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Jamie Wall · 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 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 27, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 6, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform.
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Feb 6, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 6, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Brooks, Behnke, Knodl and O'Connor; cosponsored by Senators James and Wall
- Feb 6, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform
- Feb 27, 2026 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2026 · 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