S.B. No. 2167         AN ACT   relating to the licensing and regulation of massage therapy.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 455.206, Occupations Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 455.206.  NEW LICENSE REQUIRED FOR [ESTABLISHMENT]   CHANGE OF LOCATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OR SCHOOL [PROHIBITED].  A   massage establishment or massage school may not change the location   of the establishment or school without obtaining a new massage   establishment or massage school license under this chapter, as   appropriate.          SECTION 2.  Section 455.251, Occupations Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows:          (d)  If the applicant for a massage establishment or massage   school license under this chapter is subject to an emergency order   under Section 51.3511 for a ground described by Section 455.252,   the commission or executive director may delay the determination to   approve or refuse the issuance of the license for the period during   which the emergency order is in effect.  For purposes of this   subsection, if the applicant is an entity, the applicant is   considered to be subject to the emergency order if any owner or   operator of the entity is subject to the emergency order.          (e)  The commission or executive director may delay the   determination to approve or refuse the issuance of a massage   establishment or massage school license for a period of up to 90   days after the date on which the application for the license is   submitted if the commission or executive director has reasonable   cause to believe an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code:                (1)  is being or is likely to be committed at the   location for which the license is sought; or                (2)  was committed at a massage establishment or   massage school owned or operated by the applicant or, if the   applicant is an entity, operated by any owner or operator of the   applicant.          (f)  For purposes of Subsection (e), the date that an   application is submitted is the date on which a complete   application is received by the department, including any additional   requested materials.          SECTION 3.  Section 455.351, Occupations Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows:          (f-1)  A civil penalty recovered in an action by a district   or county attorney under this section shall be deposited to the   credit of the general fund of the county where the court is located   and used only for purposes of combatting human trafficking. A civil   penalty recovered in an action by a municipal attorney under this   section shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the   municipality and used only for purposes of combatting human   trafficking.          SECTION 4.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall   adopt rules necessary to implement the changes in law made by this   Act to Chapter 455, Occupations Code.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2167 passed the Senate on   April 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that   the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 30, 2025, by the   following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2167 passed the House, with   amendment, on May 27, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 138,   Nays 1, three present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor