SB 492

Health Occupations - Massage Therapy - Advertising

Sponsor: Pamela Beidle (District 32)Committee: FinanceSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 22 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting licensed massage therapists, registered massage practitioners, and third parties directed by licensed massage therapists or registered massage practitioners from placing, publishing, or distributing certain advertisements; and requiring that if an advertisement for massage therapy lists the name of a licensed massage therapist or a registered massage practitioner, the name displayed on the advertisement must be consistent with the name of the individual that is on the Board issued license or registration.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Thompson, Jada	American Massage Therapy Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thompson, Jada	American Massage Therapy Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baine, Elise	Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Lisalobbyist	HBS	Oral
FAV	Smith, Lisalobbyist	HBS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodriguez, Amanda	Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sye, Rachel	TurnAround Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	staigerwald, nick	TurnAround Inc.	Oral
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams-COok, Chelsea	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Beidle, Pamela	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beidle, Pamela	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Finkelstein, Jodi	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Beidle, Senator Beidlelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Beidle, Senator Beidlelegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Swiss, Tom	American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Swiss, Tom	American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia	Written (PDF)
FWA	Lopez, Sabrina	Maryland Board of Massage Therapy Examiners	Oral
FWA	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Massage Therapy AssociationFAV 2

American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of AsiaUNF 2

Federation of State Massage Therapy BoardsFAV 1

HBSFAV 2

Maryland Board of Massage Therapy ExaminersFWA 1

Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.FAV 1

TurnAround Inc.FAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSmith, LisaHBSRegistered for: Ameresco; American Massage Therapy Association - MD Chapter; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; NextEra Energy Resources, LLC; Othram; RWE Americas Services, LLC…