HR 63
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Date of Hearing: September 3, 2025
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Blanca Pacheco, Chair
HR 63 (Alanis) – As Amended August 28, 2025
SUBJECT: National Massage Therapy Awareness Week.
SUMMARY: Proclaims the week of October 19, 2025, to October 25, 2025, inclusive, as
National Massage Therapy Awareness Week in California. Specifically, this resolution makes
the following legislative findings:
1) Massage therapy is beneficial to overall health and is increasingly part of integrated health
care. Consumers spend approximately $18 billion annually on massage therapy, and more
insurance companies are covering it.
2) The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is beginning to offer massage therapy
benefits and recognize the proven efficacy of the field.
3) Therapeutic massage can benefit people of all ages. A growing body of clinical research
shows that massage therapy provides relief from a myriad of conditions ranging from chronic
pain, the effects of cancer, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
4) California provides for the certification of the massage therapy profession, and massage
therapists must meet the legal requirements to practice that are established by their city or
county, which may include minimum hours of initial training to ensure patient safety.
5) Massage therapists consistently provide consumer and professional education information on
massage and help consumers and health professionals locate qualified massage therapists in
their area.
FISCAL EFFECT: This resolution is keyed non-fiscal by Legislative Counsel.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Michael Erke / RLS. / (916) 319-2800