89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 2060: Relating to massage therapy, including child and dependent adult abuse reporting and continuing education requirements, and making penalties applicable
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to the practice of massage therapy. The bill adds licensed massage therapists to the list of persons required to report child and dependent adult abuse. By operation of law, such persons are required to complete training regarding the identification and reporting of child and dependent adult abuse, and the board of massage therapy is required to require the completion of such training as a condition of licensure. The bill allows a licensed massage therapist to include the completion of such training toward the fulfillment of the continuing education requirement.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 20, 2022
- Sen. Waylon Brown (R)
- Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
- Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R)
Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against
For: American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA); Older Iowans Legislature; Prevent Child Abuse Iowa
In plain words
- January 18, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
- January 20, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Brown, Celsi and Cournoyer
- February 3, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
- February 10, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
- April 25, 2022Withdrawn
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF2060