South Carolina S 1080: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION - MASSAGE THERAPY BOARD, RELATING TO MASSAGE THERAPY BOARD, DESIGNATED AS

Bill Text

South Carolina General Assembly

126th Session, 2025-2026



S. 1080



STATUS INFORMATION



Joint Resolution

Sponsors: Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee

Document Path: LC-0707WAB-DBS26.docx



Introduced in the Senate on March 31, 2026

Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry



Summary: LLR - Massage Therapy Board: JR to Approve Regulation Document No. 5400





HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS



	Date	Body	Action Description with journal page number	

	3/31/2026	Senate	Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference (Senate Journal‑page 9)

	4/16/2026	Senate	Recommitted to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (Senate Journal‑page 43)



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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL



03/31/2026

03/31/2026-A









Introduced

March 31, 2026



S. 1080



Introduced by Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 



S. Printed 3/31/26--S.

Read the first time March 31, 2026



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A JOINT RESOLUTION



TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation - Massage Therapy Board, RELATING TO Massage Therapy Board, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 5400, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS.



Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:



SECTION 1.	The regulations of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation - Massage Therapy Board, relating to Massage Therapy Board, designated as Regulation Document Number 5400, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the S.C. Code, are approved.



SECTION 2.	This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

The South Carolina Board of Massage Therapy proposes to amend its regulations to update and revise regulations regarding massage therapy, to include but not be limited to endorsement, license renewal, massage therapy establishments and sole practitioner establishments.



A Notice of Drafting was published in the State Register on April 25, 2025.

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