NevadaSB38683rd Regular Session (2025)Senate

AN ACT relating to massage therapy; authorizing the Board of Massage Therapy to issue a license to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration to a person who would not otherwise qualify for such a license if the person satisfies certain other requirements; revising the acts which constitute the practice of reflexology; eliminating certain requirements for meetings of the Board; requiring the Board to adopt regulations concerning disciplinary actions against the holder of a certificate of a massage, reflexology and structural integration establishment; revising provisions governing the issuance of temporary licenses by the Board; authorizing the Executive Director of the Board to issue subpoenas; revising provisions governing certain advertisements; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Melanie Scheible (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

BDR 54-891

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

5 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.

Faster licenses for experienced practitioners

The law adds a license-by-credential path for people who practiced in another U.S. state for 3 or more years. You must apply, pay fees, provide no‑discipline letters, submit fingerprints for an FBI check, allow a background review, show school hours (massage 500, structural integration 700, reflexology 200), and pass a Board‑approved national exam. Beginning October 1, 2025, the Board also issues 90‑day temporary licenses to people with an active out‑of‑state license. These temporary licenses require supervision, cannot be renewed, and you can reapply only after waiting 3 months. The Board cannot require a written exam to issue a temporary license.

Reflexology now covers face and hands

Reflexology now includes pressure on the face and hands, along with the feet and ears. Reflexologists may legally offer these services in Nevada. The Board treats these areas as part of reflexology for licensing and enforcement.

Misdemeanors for illegal massage advertising

It is a misdemeanor to advertise massage therapy, reflexology, or structural integration without a license. Licensed practitioners and establishment certificate holders also face a misdemeanor for false or misleading ads or for advertising an establishment without a certificate. These rules add criminal penalties, on top of any Board discipline. They apply starting October 1, 2025 (rulemaking and prep may begin earlier).

Stronger oversight of massage establishments

The Board must set clear rules for when it can discipline an establishment and what penalties apply, including fines or suspension or revocation. The Board and its Executive Director may issue subpoenas to get witnesses and records for investigations and hearings. The subpoena authority is effective October 1, 2025 (with earlier rulemaking and prep allowed).

Board can meet remotely; two laws repealed

The Board no longer must alternate meeting locations between north and south. It may meet by phone or video if it follows the state open‑meeting law. The law also repeals NRS 640C.590 and NRS 640C.610. The effect of those repeals depends on what those sections covered.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Melanie Scheible

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Angela D. Taylor

    Democratic • Senate

  • Lisa Krasner

    Republican • Senate

  • Skip Daly

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 63 • No: 0

House vote • 5/23/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint)

Yes: 42 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/21/2025

Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 207.

    5/31/2025legislature
  2. Approved by the Governor.

    5/31/2025legislature
  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    5/27/2025legislature
  4. To enrollment.

    5/23/2025Senate
  5. In Senate.

    5/23/2025Senate
  6. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.

    5/23/2025House
  7. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/22/2025House
  8. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/21/2025House
  9. Read second time.

    5/20/2025House
  10. From committee: Do pass.

    5/19/2025House
  11. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.

    4/24/2025House
  12. In Assembly.

    4/24/2025House
  13. To Assembly.

    4/23/2025Senate
  14. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

    4/23/2025Senate
  15. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer.

    4/21/2025Senate
  16. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    4/18/2025Senate
  17. Reprinting dispensed with.

    4/17/2025Senate
  18. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 323.)

    4/17/2025Senate
  19. Placed on Second Reading File.

    4/17/2025Senate
  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    4/17/2025Senate
  21. From printer. To committee.

    3/18/2025Senate
  22. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer.

    3/17/2025Senate

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