TX SB703

Expands the list of disqualifying criminal offenses for massage industry licenses to include human trafficking (Chapter 20A), sexual offenses against children, sexual assault, indecency, prostitution-related crimes, and child pornography offenses under the Penal Code

Makes individuals ineligible for massage establishment, school, therapist, or instructor licenses if convicted of, pleading guilty/no contest to, or receiving deferred adjudication for the specified offenses, including criminal attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit those offenses

Requires mandatory license revocation for massage therapists and instructors convicted of the expanded list of disqualifying offenses or found to have practiced at sexually oriented businesses

Adds licensed massage therapists to the definition of "health care services provider" under the sexual assault statute (Section 22.011, Penal Code), which affects prosecution of sexual offenses committed during professional services

Takes effect September 1, 2025, with the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation required to adopt implementing rules; criminal provisions apply only to offenses committed on or after that date