Senate Bill S3231

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires all massage therapy businesses to be licensed by the department of state

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S3231 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 40 §§900 - 915, Gen Bus L; add §7808, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6915

2019-S3231 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all massage therapy businesses to be licensed by the department of state.

2019-S3231 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3231 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3231
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business  law  and  the  education  law,  in
   relation to providing for the licensing of massage therapy businesses

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
 40 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 40
                       LICENSING OF MASSAGE THERAPY
                                BUSINESSES
 SECTION 900. DEFINITIONS.
         901. LICENSE REQUIRED.
         902. POWERS OF THE SECRETARY.
         903. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
         904. MASSAGE THERAPY BUSINESS LICENSE; REQUIREMENTS.
         905. LICENSE APPLICATION; PROCEDURE; REQUIREMENTS.
         906. LICENSES; DISPLAY; RENEWAL; DUPLICATES.
         907. FEES.
         908. ADMINISTRATION.
         909. DENIAL OF LICENSE; COMPLAINTS; NOTICE OF HEARING.
         910. PENALTIES.
         911. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
         912. OFFICIAL ACTS USED AS EVIDENCE.
         913. DISPOSITION OF MONEYS.
         914. APPLICATION OF ARTICLE.
         915. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE.
   § 900. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, UNLESS  CONTEXT  REQUIRES
 OTHERWISE:
   1. "DEPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05587-01-9
              

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