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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 579: Interstate Massage Compact; education and examination requirements, Compact Commission membership.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 579 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Interstate Massage Compact; education and examination requirements, Compact Commission membership. Primary sponsor: Jackie Glass (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 26, 2026): Stricken at request of Patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Interstate Massage Compact; education and examination requirements; Compact Commission membership. Modifies the education and examination requirements of the Interstate Massage Compact to clarify acceptable national examinations and expand acceptable education programs to include massage therapists with less than 625 clock hours of education but who have held a license in good standing for at least two years. The bill permits each state to choose its delegate to the Commission as either a member of the state's licensing board or its primary administrative officer of the state's licensing authority and the Compact Commission to elect up to two ex officio, nonvoting members of the Commission. As introduced, the amendments are statutory updates requested of participating states by the Interstate Massage Compact Commission.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jackie GlassPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse93

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Stricken at request of Patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
  2. Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB579)
  4. Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  5. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  6. Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
  7. Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
  8. Engrossed by House as amended
  9. committee amendments agreed to
  10. Read second time
  11. Read first time
  12. Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source