AL SB136

Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board continues until October 1, 2026, then is renamed the Alabama Massage Therapy Advisory Council with an advisory role to the Alabama Department of Public Health

Regulatory authority over massage therapists, massage therapy establishments, and massage therapy schools transfers from the independent board to the Alabama Department of Public Health on October 1, 2026

All property, records, and funds of the former board transfer to the department; the special revenue trust fund is renamed the Alabama Massage Therapy Advisory Council Fund

The nine-member advisory council composition remains unchanged: three appointees by the Governor, three by the Lieutenant Governor, and three by the Speaker of the House, including two at-large public members (one with sex trafficking expertise)

State Committee of Public Health assumes rulemaking authority; State Health Officer gains power to issue emergency orders suspending massage therapy establishment operations when public safety is at immediate risk