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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania Establishes Licensure and Regulatory Requirements for Bodywork Facilities
Last action · February 20, 2025: Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Feb. 20, 2025Sponsors: Joe Webster and 12 others
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 663 requires bodywork facilities and managers in Pennsylvania to obtain state licenses and undergo background checks, while establishing operating rules, inspection protocols, and penalties for illicit operations. The measure takes effect in 60 days.
The measure establishes state oversight for massage and bodywork businesses, requiring commercial facilities to pay fees, maintain client logs, clear background checks, and submit to unannounced inspections.
- The measure was introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives during the 2025-2026 legislative session and referred to the Committee on Professional Licensure. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Bodywork facility owners
Facility owners must obtain state licenses, pay fees, submit to background checks, maintain detailed employee and client logs, and adhere to strict operating rules and inspection mandates.
Bodywork facility managers
Managers are required to hold a valid manager license, undergo criminal background checks, and ensure facility compliance with state prohibitions and operational requirements.
Massage therapists
Licensed massage therapists must present identification upon request during inspections and maintain valid licensure while working in commercial bodywork facilities.
Clients receiving bodywork services
Clients are subject to identification rules, parental presence mandates if minors, and specific draping or clothing requirements during bodywork treatments.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 20, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Feb. 20, 2025
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Statewide Licensing for Bodywork Facilities
The bill shifts oversight of bodywork facilities from local municipal control to comprehensive state-level licensing administered by the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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