KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Texas

HB491 • 2025

Relating to certain civil penalties collected for violations of laws regulating massage therapy.

Relating to certain civil penalties collected for violations of laws regulating massage therapy.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Thompson | Walle | Jones, Jolanda
Last action
2025-05-23
Official status
05/23/2025 S Left pending in committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to certain civil penalties collected for violations of laws regulating massage therapy.

Relating to certain civil penalties collected for violations of laws regulating massage therapy.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to certain civil penalties collected for violations of laws regulating massage therapy.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  2. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  3. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  4. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  5. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  6. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Business & Commerce

  7. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  8. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  9. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  10. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#561

  11. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  13. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  14. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  15. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  16. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#510

  17. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  19. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  20. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  21. 2025-04-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  22. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  24. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  25. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  26. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  27. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  28. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  29. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  30. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  31. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures

  32. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to certain civil penalties collected for violations of laws regulating massage therapy.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 491 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R15492 JTZ-F

By: Thompson, Walle, Jones of Harris

H.B. No. 491

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain civil penalties collected for violations of

laws regulating massage therapy.

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

SECTION 1. Section 455.351, Occupations Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows:

(f-1)

A civil penalty recovered in an action by a district

or county attorney under this section shall be deposited to the

credit of the general fund of the county where the court is located

and used only for purposes of combatting human trafficking.

A civil

penalty recovered in an action by a municipal attorney under this

section shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the

municipality and used only for purposes of combatting human

trafficking.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.