West Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 496: Removing reflexology and other energy-based work from definition of "massage therapy"

Enacted Last action August 8, 2025: Chapter 196, Acts, Regular Session, 2025

Plain-language summary

SB 496 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Removing reflexology and other energy-based work from definition of "massage therapy". Primary sponsor: Darren Thorne (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (August 8, 2025): Chapter 196, Acts, Regular Session, 2025.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Darren Thorne (Republican). 1 co-sponsor.