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2025 · Regular session · House bill

HB1732

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Official caption: Relating to the regulation of massage therapy.

Signed by governorSource-checked explanation published

Official report lists House author(s): Hernandez, Cook, Anchía. This does not identify sponsors or amendment drafters.

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Bill highlights

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HB1732 adds indecent assault to the expressly listed offenses that make an individual ineligible for a massage-related license, and ties mandatory therapist and instructor revocation to the license-disqualification list.
The eligibility provision covers an individual seeking a license as a massage establishment, massage school, massage therapist or massage therapy instructor.
For an existing massage therapist or massage therapy instructor license, the commission or executive director must revoke the license when one of those listed criminal dispositions occurs for an offense described by the eligibility section.
The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation must adopt implementing rules as soon as practicable after the effective date.
Related-law caution: Sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault had already been addressed in 2023 HB2016; HB1732 should not be credited with first adding both to license eligibility.

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What does it do?

HB1732 adds indecent assault to the expressly listed offenses that make an individual ineligible for a massage-related license, and ties mandatory therapist and instructor revocation to the license-disqualification list. It took effect September 1, 2025. The trigger is a conviction, a guilty or no-contest plea, or deferred adjudication for a covered offense—not merely an accusation. Final law.

The eligibility provision covers an individual seeking a license as a massage establishment, massage school, massage therapist or massage therapy instructor. HB1732’s list expressly includes sexual assault, indecent assault, aggravated sexual assault, human-trafficking offenses and the specified prostitution-related offenses, as well as federal or other-state offenses with substantially similar elements. Indecent assault is a distinct offense involving specified nonconsensual sexual contact or conduct; it is not limited to conduct that meets the separate sexual-assault statute. Final law, Section 1; Penal Code 22.012.

For an existing massage therapist or massage therapy instructor license, the commission or executive director must revoke the license when one of those listed criminal dispositions occurs for an offense described by the eligibility section. Previously, that mandatory-revocation provision used its own narrower list. The existing separate revocation ground for practicing massage therapy at or for a sexually oriented business remains. This particular amendment should not be described as the same revocation rule for every school or establishment license; other provisions govern those licenses. Final law, Section 2; Occupations Code 455.251.

The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation must adopt implementing rules as soon as practicable after the effective date. HB1732 does not create a new criminal offense or set a new jail sentence; it changes licensing consequences. Final law, Sections 3–4.

Related-law caution: Sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault had already been addressed in 2023 HB2016; HB1732 should not be credited with first adding both to license eligibility. Another 2025 law, SB703, enacted a broader offense list and additional criminal-law changes. HB1732’s own printed list is therefore not a complete account of all current disqualifications. 2023 HB2016; 2023 SB483; 2025 SB703; current code.

What changed along the way?

The official amendment index says the bill has no amendments. All five available versions—introduced, House committee, House-passed, Senate committee and enrolled—have identical operative text. The eligibility changes, cross-reference for mandatory revocation and rulemaking instruction remained throughout; there was no conference rewrite. The earlier statutes cited inside the bill are source laws, not 2025 floor amendments. Versions; amendments; history.

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Official bill versions

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Who could benefit—and who could bear the costs?

Clients could benefit from clearer licensing safeguards for covered sexual misconduct. Regulators gain a more consistent link between eligibility and mandatory revocation. Applicants and licensed therapists or instructors with covered criminal dispositions face loss of eligibility or their professional license. The bill does not itself provide compensation to victims or establish that misconduct has occurred in any particular case.

The May 14, 2025 fiscal note anticipates no significant state fiscal impact, assumes implementation can use existing resources, and anticipates no local-government fiscal impact. It gives no dollar estimate or quantified two-year or five-year forecast, and does not quantify private income losses or benefits from preventing misconduct.

Official sources

Catalog report retrieved 2026-10-25. Check the official record for corrections or later changes.