Senate Bill No. 729 amends the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act by expanding the list of unlawful practices in consumer transactions. The bill introduces a new provision that prohibits individuals from owning, operating, maintaining, or advertising a massage therapy establishment that employs unlicensed massage therapists or fails to comply with the Massage Therapy Practice Act and local regulations. This new section aims to ensure that massage therapy services are provided by appropriately licensed professionals and that establishments adhere to relevant legal standards.

Additionally, the bill removes a previous provision that allowed debt collectors to contact debtors using obscene or profane language, while retaining the prohibition against threatening to file suit over debts barred by the statute of limitations. The effective date for this act is set for November 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 15-753
Floor (Senate): 15-753