TN HB2201

Tennessee enters the Interstate Massage Compact, allowing licensed massage therapists to obtain a multistate license and practice in all participating member states without obtaining separate licenses in each state.

Multistate license applicants must hold an active single-state license, complete at least 625 hours of massage therapy education (or meet alternative qualifications), pass a national examination, and submit to FBI background checks.

Applicants are disqualified from multistate licensure if convicted of felonies within 5 years, massage-related misdemeanors within 2 years, or any offense involving kidnapping, human trafficking, human smuggling, or sexual assault at any time.

The compact creates the Interstate Massage Compact Commission, a joint government agency composed of one delegate from each member state, with authority to promulgate rules, maintain a coordinated data system, and take disciplinary actions.

The compact takes effect when enacted by 7 states; Tennessee's provisions take effect July 1, 2026, with rulemaking authority effective immediately upon the bill becoming law.