Delaware · House Bill 136 · 153rd General Assembly

Placard/Massage Establishment/License Status

HB 136 Sponsored by Melanie Ross Levin Became law

  1. Introduced May 6, 2025
  2. In committee May 6, 2025
  3. Passed the House May 20, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate Jun 25, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Sep 26, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

A placard must be prominently displayed at any entrance of a massage and bodywork establishment that has failed to obtain a valid license or has a license that is suspended, revoked, or expired. This Act provides that no placard can be removed unless the removal of the placard is approved by the Division of Professional Regulation. This Act makes the unlawful removal of the placard a class A misdemeanor, punishable…

Read the full title (102 words)

A placard must be prominently displayed at any entrance of a massage and bodywork establishment that has failed to obtain a valid license or has a license that is suspended, revoked, or expired. This Act provides that no placard can be removed unless the removal of the placard is approved by the Division of Professional Regulation. This Act makes the unlawful removal of the placard a class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to 1 year in jail and up to a $2300 fine. Technical corrections are also made to existing statutory language to conform with the requirements of the Legislative Drafting Manual.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House · House Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · House Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)
  3. HousePassed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT37–0 vote
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate · Senate Legislative Oversight & Sunset
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits · Senate Legislative Oversight & Sunset
  6. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  7. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT · Full House

Passed 37–0
May 20, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 4
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 24 yes, 0 no Republicans: 11 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Absent · 4

Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES (2/3 required) · Full Senate

Passed 21–0
Jun 25, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 21 No 0
Democrats: 15 yes, 0 no Republicans: 6 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 21

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 5 Democrats.

All 5 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.