TN SB2446

Tennessee enters the Interstate Massage Compact, allowing licensed massage therapists to obtain a multistate license to practice across 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 equivalent), pass a national examination (MBLEx or NCBTMB prior to 2015), and submit to a background check.

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

The compact creates the Interstate Massage Compact Commission, a joint government agency with one delegate per member state, to administer the compact, maintain a coordinated data system, promulgate rules, and enforce compliance.

The compact becomes effective when seven states enact it; Tennessee's provisions take effect July 1, 2026, with rulemaking authority effective upon enactment.