---
type: "Bill"
title: "Redefine massage therapy under the Massage Therapy Practice Act"
description: "Redefine massage therapy under the Massage Therapy Practice Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "108"
identifier: "LB 78"
citation: "Nebraska LB 78 (108)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Day"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-05"
last_action: "2024-02-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/958d0cba-294a-49c7-af9d-678c768bba6a"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2023"
source_hash: "1f3b81c6089f09743c5fad2fd95c9972e0f5d507b5b521b33235194404602371"
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-ne"]
---

# Nebraska LB 78 (108) — Redefine massage therapy under the Massage Therapy Practice Act

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Intro/LB78.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Final/LB78.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Slip/LB78.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **35–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 44-0-5 — **44–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Day — primary (person)
- Blood — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-02-14** Approved by Governor on February 13, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-08** Presented to Governor on February 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-08** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2024-02-08** Passed on Final Reading 44-0-5 `passage`
- **2024-02-02** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-01-30** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2024-01-26** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2024-01-22** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2024-01-22** Hunt AM1037 withdrawn
- **2024-01-22** Cavanaugh, M. AM998 withdrawn
- **2024-01-22** Cavanaugh, M. AM995 withdrawn
- **2024-01-22** Cavanaugh, M. AM996 withdrawn
- **2024-01-22** Cavanaugh, M. AM965 withdrawn
- **2024-01-22** Cavanaugh, M. AM962 withdrawn
- **2024-01-22** Cavanaugh, M. MO249 withdrawn
- **2024-01-22** Cavanaugh, M. MO248 withdrawn
- **2024-01-22** Cavanaugh, M. MO247 withdrawn
- **2024-01-22** Cavanaugh, M. MO246 withdrawn
- **2024-01-22** Cavanaugh, M. MO245 withdrawn
- **2024-01-22** Cavanaugh, M. MO244 withdrawn
- **2024-01-22** Cavanaugh, M. MO243 withdrawn
- **2024-01-22** Hunt MO257 withdrawn
- **2024-01-22** Hunt MO255 withdrawn
- **2024-01-22** Hunt MO254 withdrawn
- **2024-01-22** Hunt MO253 withdrawn
- **2024-01-22** Hunt MO252 withdrawn
- **2024-01-22** Hunt MO251 withdrawn
- **2024-01-22** Hunt MO250 withdrawn
- **2024-01-03** Speaker priority bill
- **2024-01-03** Title printed. Carryover bill
- **2023-03-30** Hunt MO255 Bracket until June 2, 2023 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-30** Hunt MO252 Bracket until June 1, 2023 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-30** Hunt MO257 Recommit to Health and Human Services Committee filed `filing`
- **2023-03-30** Hunt MO254 Recommit to Health and Human Services Committee filed `filing`
- **2023-03-30** Hunt MO251 Recommit to Health and Human Services Committee filed `filing`
- **2023-03-30** Hunt MO253 Indefinitely postpone filed `filing`
- **2023-03-30** Hunt MO250 Indefinitely postpone pursuant to Rule 6 Section 3(f) filed `filing`
- **2023-03-30** Cavanaugh, M. MO248 Bracket until June 2, 2023 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-30** Cavanaugh, M. MO245 Bracket until June 1, 2023 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-30** Cavanaugh, M. MO249 Recommit to Health and Human Services Committee filed `filing`
- **2023-03-30** Cavanaugh, M. MO247 Recommit to Health and Human Services Committee filed `filing`
- **2023-03-30** Cavanaugh, M. MO244 Recommit to Health and Human Services Committee filed `filing`
- **2023-03-30** Cavanaugh, M. MO246 Indefinitely postpone filed `filing`
- **2023-03-30** Cavanaugh, M. MO243 Indefinitely postpone pursuant to Rule 6 Section 3(f) filed `filing`
- **2023-03-28** Hunt AM1037 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM998 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM995 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM996 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-24** Cavanaugh, M. AM962 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-24** Cavanaugh, M. AM965 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-15** Speaker priority bill
- **2023-02-14** Placed on General File `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-24** Notice of hearing for February 02, 2023
- **2023-01-17** Blood name added
- **2023-01-09** Referred to Health and Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-05** Date of introduction `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/958d0cba-294a-49c7-af9d-678c768bba6a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).