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A committee substitute for HB3094 was introduced at the hearing today, unfortunately I still don't have a copy. But I must say that one of the things we were afraid of happened. They changed the bill from applying to just "certain counties" to the whole state.
Committee Chairman Senator Whitmire stopped the testimony in opposition to the bill so that Senator Patrick could rewrite the language so that we would not object. The bill was tabled until another hearing on Thursday. At one point Senator Patrick said that this bill was going to pass, intimating that we needed to get over it somehow.
We are not giving up yet! I just sent an email to Kate Pigg, Senator Patrick's legislative aide, and said that the massage therapy stakeholders will not be satisfied until all references to massage therapy and occupations code 455 were removed from the bill. I suggested that they define "massage parlors" as sexually oriented businesses, and legislate them as such. We'll see what happens now.
If you would like to testify on Thursday, tune-in to http://www.capitol.state.tx.
The senators did say that some of the calls they were receiving were from people who hadn't read the bill....so read the bill before you call...its short!
Blessings,
Janine Ray, LMT
TAMT Legislative Chair
Janine Ray, LMT, MTI, PDMT
North Austin Massage Therapy
12741 Research Blvd. #506
(512) 331-5922
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