Monitoring the Session

HB 1732

bill merging massage license disqualifying offense lists

Became law, effective Sep 1, 2025

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Ana HernandezDHouse 143

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the regulation of massage therapy.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Trafficking or sexual assault convictions bar a massage license.

The bill merges two existing lists of disqualifying offenses so that anyone convicted of, pleading to, or getting deferred adjudication for trafficking, sexual assault, continuous sexual abuse, or prostitution-related offenses cannot get a massage license. It touches massage therapists, instructors, schools and establishments, and the state licensing commission that oversees them. On the ground, one combined list now both blocks new licenses and forces revocation of existing therapist and instructor licenses, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 1 Republican, 2 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1732 · 2025-01-03

SOLD BY

Rep. Ana HernandezDHouse 143 Rep. David CookRHouse 96 Rep. Rafael AnchíaDHouse 103

ITEM

relating to the regulation of massage therapy.

WHAT IT DOES

Trafficking or sexual assault convictions bar a massage license.

The bill merges two existing lists of disqualifying offenses so that anyone convicted of, pleading to, or getting deferred adjudication for trafficking, sexual assault, continuous sexual abuse, or prostitution-related offenses cannot get a massage license. It touches massage therapists, instructors, schools and establishments, and the state licensing commission that oversees them. On the ground, one combined list now both blocks new licenses and forces revocation of existing therapist and instructor licenses, starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 14, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Considered in public hearing
  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  11. Committee report distributed
  12. Committee report sent to Calendars
  13. Considered in Calendars
  14. Placed on General State Calendar
  15. Read 2nd time
  16. Passed to engrossment
  17. Record vote RV#328
  18. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  19. Read 3rd time
  20. Passed
  21. Record vote RV#383
  22. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  23. Reported engrossed
  24. Received from the House
  25. Read first time
  26. Referred to Business & Commerce
  27. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  28. Considered in public hearing
  29. Left pending in committee
  30. Considered in public hearing
  31. Vote taken in committee
  32. Reported favorably w/o amendments
  33. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  34. Committee report printed and distributed
  35. Placed on intent calendar
  36. Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  37. Vote recorded in Journal
  38. Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  39. Vote recorded in Journal
  40. Three day rule suspended
  41. Record vote
  42. Read 3rd time
  43. Passed
  44. Record vote
  45. Senate passage reported
  46. Reported enrolled
  47. Signed in the House
  48. Signed in the Senate
  49. Sent to the Governor
  50. Signed by the Governor
  51. Effective on 9/1/25
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 146 yea · 0 nay

Senate · 30 yea · 1 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 23, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · May 25, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Ana Hernandez

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$35KTexas REALTORS Political Action Committee$15KBorder Health PAC$10K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$35,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$35,000.00

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$35,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100987003, 101013859, 101020093, 101059809, 101070083.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$15,000.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 1, 2024 to Sep 25, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100987003, 101072690.

Border Health PAC$10,000.00

Border Health PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 26, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101020093.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$35,000.00

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$35,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100987003, 101013859, 101020093, 101059809, 101070083.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 1, 2024 to Sep 25, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100987003, 101072690.

×

Border Health PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 26, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101020093.

Votes5

Senate May 25, 2025

Yea
30
Nay
1
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Sources

The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. (Same as previous roll call)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 30 (published)
  • Nay: 1 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 25, 2025

Yea
30
Nay
1
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Sources

Senator Zaffirini moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 1732 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 30 (published)
  • Nay: 1 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 25, 2025

Yea
Not printed
Nay
Not printed
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

Senator Zaffirini moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HB 1732 at this time on its second reading: HB 1732, Relating to the regulation of massage therapy. The motion prevailed. Senator Hagenbuch asked to be recorded as voting "Nay" on suspension of the regular order of business. The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: Not printed
  • Nay: Not printed
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House Apr 23, 2025

Yea
146
Nay
0
Present, not voting
2
Absent
2
Excused
0
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 383

HB 1732 was passed by (Record 383): 146 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 146 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House Apr 22, 2025

Yea
146
Nay
0
Present, not voting
1
Absent
2
Excused
1
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 328

HB 1732 was passed to engrossment by (Record 328): 146 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 146 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 1 (published)
  • Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses5
For
3
Against
0
On
2
Names

For

  • City of Houston1 registration
  • Self2 registrations

On

  • TDLR1 registration
  • Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation1 registration
Sources

5 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 14, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 3, 2025

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed · Senate Committee Report · Enrolled

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Sponsors
Judith ZaffiriniDSenate 21

House committee · Licensing & Administrative Procedures · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Business & Commerce · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Subjects

Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual

Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions

MASSAGE THERAPY & MASSAGE THERAPISTS

LICENSING & REGULATION, TEXAS COMMISSION OF

Text

The text as introduced · 356 words

89R5416 JCG-D

By: Hernandez
H.B. No. 1732

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the regulation of massage therapy.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 455.152, Occupations Code, as amended by

Chapters 13 (S.B. 483) and 440 (H.B. 2016), Acts of the 88th

Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is reenacted and amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 455.152. INELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE. A person is not

eligible for a license as a massage establishment, massage school,

massage therapist, or massage therapy instructor if the person is

an individual and has been convicted of, entered a plea of nolo

contendere or guilty to, or received deferred adjudication for:

(1) an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code [ Section

22.011 or 22.021 Penal Code ], or Section 22.011, 22.012, 22.021,

43.021, 43.03, 43.031, 43.04, 43.041, or 43.05, Penal Code; or

(2) an offense under federal law or the laws of another

state containing elements that are substantially similar to the

elements of an offense described by Subdivision (1).

SECTION 2. Section 455.251(b), Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(b) The commission or executive director shall revoke the

license of a person licensed as a massage therapist or massage

therapy instructor if:

(1) the person is convicted of, enters a plea of nolo

contendere or guilty to, or receives deferred adjudication for[ :

[ (A) ] an offense described by Section 455.152

[ under Chapter 20A, Penal Code, or Section 43.021, 43.03, 43.031,

43.04, 43.041, or 43.05, Penal Code; or

[ (B) an offense under federal law or the laws of

another state containing elements that are substantially similar to

the elements of an offense described by Paragraph (A) ]; or

(2) the commission or executive director determines

the person has practiced or administered massage therapy at or for a

sexually oriented business.

SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date

of this Act, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall

adopt rules necessary to implement Sections 455.152 and 455.251,

Occupations Code, as amended by this Act.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.