Dear Massage Stakeholders:
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. us/BillLookup/ History.aspx? LegSess=81R&Bill=HB3094,
and find out what time the committee meeting will begin. It was
scheduled to begin today at 1:30 pm or when the Senate convened...which
didn't happen until sometime after 4 pm. I'm not sure I can take
another day off or rearrange my clients again....but I'll try my best
to be there.
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
www.northaustinmass age.com
www.shaklee. net/janineray/ vivix
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