Advocacy & Compliance
Medical Spa Laws: Legal Updates
AmSpa supports efforts that reduce non-compliant practices, responsibly expand licensed scope of practice, and streamline regulatory burdens on medical spas.
- Vermont
Northeast
Bill would prohibit non-physician ownership and place restrictions on management services
🕓 01/06/2026 Referred to House Committee on Health Care
- West Virginia
South
Bill would create a master aesthetician license with expanded scope of practice
🕓 02/16/2026 Referred to House Government Organization
- Arizona
West
Bill would create licensing and practice requirements for medical spas
🕓 02/11/2026 Second reading: referred to Government Committee and Rules Committee
- Arizona
West
Bill would regulate GLP-1 compounding
🕓 02/18/2026 House International Trade Committees action: Failed To Pass
- Massachusetts
Northeast
Bill would create licensing and practice requirements for medical spas
🕓 02/09/2026 Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health, Senate concurs
- Rhode Island
Northeast
Bill would place substantial restrictions on how medical licensees and MSOs may operate
🕓 02/18/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Washington
West
Bill would place substantial restrictions on how medical licensees and MSOs may operate
🕓 02/16/2026 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee
- Illinois
Midwest
Bill may bring PAs independence in the form of “optimal practice”
🕓 02/17/2025 Referred to Licensed Activities Committee
- New Jersey
Northeast
Bill would create a path to independence for advanced practice nurses
🕓 02/09/2024 Hearing scheduled in Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
- Iowa
Midwest
Bill would create licensing and practice requirements for medical spas
🕓 02/10/2026 Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage
- West Virginia
South
Bill would license master aestheticians
🕓 01/19/2026 Referred to Committee on Government Organization
- Mississippi
South
Bill would regulate prescribing GLP-1s such as semaglutide
🕓 02/12/2026 Died On Calendar
- New Jersey
Northeast
Bill would create laser tattoo removal certificates
🕓 01/13/2026 Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
- Mississippi
South
Bill may bring APRNs independence
🕓 02/03/2026 Died in Committee
- Massachusetts
Northeast
Bill would allow dental hygienists to inject
🕓 01/05/2026 Reported favorably by Committee on Consumer Protection
- Ohio
Midwest
Bills would bring APRNs independence
🕓 HB 449: 10/01/2025 referred to Health Committee | HB 508: 10/15/2025 referred to Medicaid
- Florida
South
Bills would regulate medical spas via licensing and practice requirements
🕓 SB1728: 01/16/2026 Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
- Indiana
Midwest
Bill would regulate medical spas and physician in-office compounding
🕓 02/25/2026 Passed House, returned to Senate with Amendments
- Indiana
Midwest
Bill would allow estheticians to perform microneedling
🕓 02/24/2026 Signed by Governor
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