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GA HB 892

died on adjournment

Professions and businesses; prohibit massage therapy businesses from operating during certain set hours

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 892 pass?

No. GA HB 892 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-16): Senate Read Second Time

What is GA HB 892 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to massage therapy practice generally, so as to prohibit massage therapy businesses from operating during certain set hours; to revise definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 892?

Scott Holcomb, Debbie Buckner, Tanya Miller and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 892.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to massage therapy practice generally, so as to prohibit massage therapy businesses from operating during certain set hours; to revise definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-03-31
Latest action
2026-03-16 — Senate Read Second Time
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Scott Holcombprimary
  • Debbie Bucknerprimary
  • Tanya Millerprimary
  • Stacey Evansprimary
  • Carter Barrettprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-31

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-04-02

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-04-04

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2026-02-24

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-03-03

    House Postponed

  6. 2026-03-04

    House Postponed

  7. 2026-03-06

    House Third Readers

    reading-3

  8. 2026-03-06

    House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    passage

  9. 2026-03-09

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-03-12

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-03-16

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • House Vote #666 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-03-06 · pass · 158-6

    Member-level votes (162)
    • ADESANYA: yes
    • ADEYINA: yes
    • ALEXANDER: yes
    • ALI: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • AU: yes
    • BAKER: yes
    • BALLARD: yes
    • BARNES: yes
    • BARRETT: yes
    • BARTON: yes
    • BAZEMORE: yes
    • BECKLES: yes
    • BELL: yes
    • BERRY: yes
    • BLACKMON: yes
    • BONNER: yes
    • BUCKNER: yes
    • BURCHETT: yes
    • BURNOUGH: yes
    • BURNS: other
    • BYRD: no
    • CAMERON: yes
    • CAMP: yes
    • CAMPBELL: yes
    • CANNON: yes
    • CARPENTER: yes
    • CARSON: yes
    • CARTER: yes
    • CHASTAIN: yes
    • CHEOKAS: yes
    • CLARK: yes
    • CLIFTON: yes
    • COOPER: yes
    • CORBETT: yes
    • COX: yes
    • CRAWFORD: yes
    • CROWE: yes
    • CUMMINGS: yes
    • DAVIS: yes
    • DAWSON: yes
    • DELOACH: yes
    • DEMPSEY: yes
    • DICKEY: yes
    • DONATUCCI: yes
    • DOUGLAS: yes
    • DRAPER: yes
    • DRENNER: yes
    • DUBNIK: yes
    • DUNAHOO: other
    • EFSTRATION: yes
    • EHRHART: yes
    • ERWIN: yes
    • EVANS: yes
    • FINCHER: yes
    • FLEMING: yes
    • FLOURNOY: yes
    • FORD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • FRYE: yes
    • GAINES: yes
    • GAMBILL: yes
    • GILLIARD: yes
    • GISLER: yes
    • GLAIZE: yes
    • GREENE: yes
    • GRIFFIN: yes
    • GULLETT: yes
    • GUNTER: yes
    • HAGAN: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HAWKINS: yes
    • HERRING: yes
    • HILTON: yes
    • HITCHENS: other
    • HOLCOMB: yes
    • HOLLAND: yes
    • HOLLY: yes
    • HONG: no
    • HORNER: no
    • HOWARD: yes
    • HUDDLESTON: yes
    • HUGLEY: yes
    • JACKSON: yes
    • JASPERSE: yes
    • JENKINS: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • KAHAIAN: yes
    • KELLEY: yes
    • KENDRICK: yes
    • LAHOOD: yes
    • LEVERETT: yes
    • LEWIS-WARD: yes
    • LIM: yes
    • LUMSDEN: yes
    • LUPTON: yes
    • MARTIN: other
    • MARTINEZ: other
    • MATHIAK: yes
    • MATHIS: yes
    • MCCLAIN: yes
    • MCCOLLUM: yes
    • MCDONALD III: yes
    • MCQUEEN: yes
    • MEEKS: yes
    • MILLER: yes
    • MITCHELL: yes
    • MOMTAHAN: yes
    • MOORE: yes
    • MYLES: yes
    • NEAL: yes
    • NEW: yes
    • NEWTON: yes
    • OKOYE: yes
    • OLALEYE: yes
    • OLIVER: yes
    • O'STEEN: other
    • PANITCH: yes
    • PARIS: yes
    • PARK: yes
    • PARRISH: yes
    • PARSONS: yes
    • PERSINGER: yes
    • PETREA: other
    • POWELL: yes
    • PRINCE: yes
    • REESE: other
    • REEVES: yes
    • RHODES: no
    • RICE: yes
    • RICHARDSON: yes
    • RIDLEY: yes
    • ROBERTS: yes
    • ROMMAN: yes
    • SAINZ: yes
    • SAMPSON: yes
    • SANCHEZ: yes
    • SANTOS: yes
    • SCHOFIELD: yes
    • SCOGGINS: yes
    • SCOTT: yes
    • SEABAUGH: yes
    • SHARPER: other
    • SILCOX: other
    • SMITH: yes
    • STEPHENS: yes
    • STINSON: yes
    • TARVIN: no
    • TAYLOR: yes
    • THOMAS: yes
    • TOWNSEND: yes
    • TRAN: yes
    • WADE: other
    • WASHBURN: yes
    • WERKHEISER: yes
    • WESTBROOK: other
    • WILKERSON: yes
    • WILLIAMS: yes
    • WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
    • WILLIAMSON: yes
    • WILLIS: yes
    • YEARTA: yes

Related bills

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