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2017 House Bill 1189: Concerning exemptions from the massage therapy law
Introduced by Rep. Shelly Short (Addy) (R) on January 13, 2017
Referred to the House Health Care & Wellness Committee on January 13, 2017
Substitute offered in the House on January 25, 2017
The substitute bill modifies the definition of "somatic education" by: requiring that the touch, words, and directed movement be minimal; removing the portion of the definition related to using touch to affect the energy systems or channels of the body; specifying that the term includes any currently approved program; and removing references to the Trager approach, the Bowen technique, and polarity therapy.
Referred to the House Rules Committee on January 31, 2017
Defines "somatic education" for purposes of the somatic education exemption from the massage therapy law.
Received in the Senate on February 10, 2017
Referred to the Senate Health Care Committee on February 10, 2017
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 10, 2017
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on April 20, 2017