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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 53, TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MASSAGE AND BODYWORK."
+description: "Under this bill, the Board of Massage and Bodywork may not issue initial certifications to practice as a certified massage technician for applications received after December 31, 2024."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
+legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
+session: "152"
+identifier: "SB 277"
+citation: "Delaware SB 277 (152)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Brian Pettyjohn", "Michael F. Smith", "Nicole Poore"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 7
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2024-04-23"
+last_action: "2024-08-29"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d1db2e8-1f30-4fa0-b325-705f0122a7ce"
+source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141260"
+source_hash: "8a3a89da5ecb06bb2f893727397166d2079171a0c141b4949a398a30b6cc5cbe"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
+---
+
+# Delaware SB 277 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 53, TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MASSAGE AND BODYWORK.
+
+Under this bill, the Board of Massage and Bodywork may not issue initial certifications to practice as a certified massage technician for applications received after December 31, 2024.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=141260&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB277)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3/4 — **40–0** (pass) · lower
+- SM — **20–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
+- Michael F. Smith — primary (person)
+- Nicole Poore — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-04-23** Introduced and Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2024-04-25** Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
+- **2024-05-16** Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
+- **2024-05-21** Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2024-06-18** Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 4 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
+- **2024-06-20** Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
+- **2024-08-29** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d1db2e8-1f30-4fa0-b325-705f0122a7ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
+