04/04/2024 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE

SENATE BILL NO. 228                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act extending the termination date of the Board of                                                                     
     Massage Therapists; and providing for an effective                                                                         
     date."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
9:17:42 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Olson relayed  that the committee had  heard SB 228                                                                    
the previous day, at which time it heard public testimony.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Jesse  Bjorkman,  Sponsor, explained  that  SB  228                                                                    
proposed to extend  the sunset date of the  Board of Massage                                                                    
Therapists for  six year.  He noted  that the  committee had                                                                    
discussed some of  the audit findings the  previous day. The                                                                    
chair  of the  board had  been available  for questions  the                                                                    
previous day but was not  currently available. He noted that                                                                    
the  chair had  submitted written  testimony (copy  on file)                                                                    
and  supported  the  bill.  He   commented  that  the  chair                                                                    
appreciated  the legislatures   actions  in disallowing  the                                                                    
executive order that would have   chloroformed  the Board of                                                                    
Massage Therapists.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
9:19:02 AM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:19:26 AM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SYLVAN  ROBB, DIRECTOR,  DIVISION OF  CORPORATIONS, BUSINESS                                                                    
AND   PROFESSIONAL   LICENSING,  DEPARTMENT   OF   COMMERCE,                                                                    
COMMUNITY  AND  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT  (via  teleconference),                                                                    
spoke to  FN 1 from DCCED,  which reflected the costs  of if                                                                    
the Board of  Massage Therapists were extended.  If the bill                                                                    
passed  and  the  board   continued,  the  department  would                                                                    
continue  to  incur  the  same   costs  as  previously.  The                                                                    
majority of the  $21,800 fiscal note was for  travel for the                                                                    
five-person board  members and staff person  to attend board                                                                    
meetings. There  were a  few small  costs related  to public                                                                    
notice for the  board meetings. The costs came  from DGF and                                                                    
receipt-supported services from licensing fees.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Olson  asked if  Senator Bjorkman  was in  favor of                                                                    
the six-year extension that was recommended by the auditor.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator Bjorkman answered affirmatively.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Kiehl MOVED  to report SB 228 out  of Committee with                                                                    
individual  recommendations  and   the  accompanying  fiscal                                                                    
note. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SB 228  was REPORTED  out of committee  with four  "do pass"                                                                    
recommendations   and    with   one     no   recommendation                                                                     
recommendation,  and with  one  previously published  fiscal                                                                    
impact note: FN 1(CED).                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:21:40 AM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:23:20 AM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Olson discussed the agenda for the following day.