Signed by Governor Gina Raimondo

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes cities to establish regulations for body works businesses.

Highlights:

• Authorizes any city or town to regulate the opening, the presence, the location, and the operation of any business providing "body works services" (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that no ordinance may impose additional qualifications beyond those adopted by the department of health (Sec.1).

• Defines “body work services” as body rubs, stimulation, manipulation, conditioning of any parts of the body, spa services, and spa treatments performed by any unlicensed individual (Sec. 1).

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