Existing law, the Massage Therapy Act, until January 1, 2021, provides for the certification and regulation of massage therapists and massage practitioners by the California Massage Therapy Council. Existing law requires an applicant for certification as a massage therapist to complete 500 hours of education from an approved school, and requires the council to develop policies, procedures, rules, or bylaws governing the requirements and process for the approval and unapproval of massage schools.
Existing law, the Massage Therapy Act, until January 1, 2021, provides for the certification and regulation of massage therapists and massage practitioners by the California Massage Therapy Council. Existing law requires an applicant for certification as a massage therapist to complete 500 hours of education from an approved school, and requires the council to develop policies, procedures, rules, or bylaws governing the requirements and process for the approval and unapproval of massage schools.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 775 Chau Assembly Third Reading — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent AB775 — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 20–0 (pass) · lower
AB 775 Chau Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Chau — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-19 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2019-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2019-02-28 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2019-03-26 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (March 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-03-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-03-28 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 917.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-03-28 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2019-04-24 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2019-06-25 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, amendment-introduction
2019-07-08 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 1). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2019-07-09 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2019-08-19 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2019-08-22 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2244.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-08-22 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2019-08-26 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2836.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2019-09-03 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2019-09-12 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-09-12 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 290, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b5196c6d-9d09-4890-96f4-0f2a7ca1f624. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).