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---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to massage therapy."
description: "AN ACT relating to massage therapy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 79"
citation: "Kentucky HB 79 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Regulations and Proceedings", "Fees", "Licensing", "Occupations and Professions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. McCool", "C. Massey", "J. Donohue", "M. Koch", "S. Westrom"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-10-28T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd59422c-900e-4230-aac4-b2f456f696fd"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb79.html"
source_hash: "1362d80cca7267e19b70ea21aed49a717e9fd8524e9a39816f9ba271ef01a925"
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-ky"]
---
# Kentucky HB 79 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to massage therapy.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb79/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 29** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0029.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb79/bill.pdf)
## Votes
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 79 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- B. McCool — primary (person)
- C. Massey — primary (person)
- J. Donohue — primary (person)
- M. Koch — primary (person)
- S. Westrom — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 9, 2021
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) defeated
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** passed 81-4 with Committee Substitute `passage`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 2, 2021
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 35-1 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** passed 94-0 `passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 29) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd59422c-900e-4230-aac4-b2f456f696fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).