South CarolinaPhysician Noncompete Contract Prohibition
What it does
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 9 TO TITLE 41 SO AS TO PROHIBIT NONCOMPETE CLAUSES IN PHYSICIAN CONTRACTS, TO PROTECT PATIENT FREEDOM OF CHOICE, TO DEFINE IMPERMISSIBLE RESTRICTIONS ON PHYSICIAN PRACTICE, TO ALLOW CERTAIN RECOUPMENT OF EXPENSES AND PROTECTION OF LEGITIMATE BUSINESS INTERESTS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR APPLICABILITY.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 5Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and IndustryLatest
- Mar 26Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and IndustryMinor
- Vote recorded Passage of Bill. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 26Introduced and read first timeMinor
- Mar 26Roll call Yeas-58 Nays-53
- Mar 26Read third time and sent to SenatePassed 1st Chamber
- Mar 25Roll call Yeas-65 Nays-50
- Vote recorded Adopt Amendment 1. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded Passage of Bill. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Motion to Commit. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 1. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded Recommit bill. Result: fail.Lower
- Mar 25Read second timeMinor
- Mar 24Debate adjourned
- Mar 4Member(s) request name added as sponsor: D.Mitchell
- Mar 4Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-24-26
- Feb 25Debate adjourned until Thurs., 2-26-26
- Feb 25Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins, Brewer
- Feb 24Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan
- Feb 18Debate adjourned
- Feb 18Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rankin, Burns, Rose, Vaughan
- Feb 12Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bauer
- Feb 11Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten, Gagnon, Lawson, Guffey, Beach, Long, B.L.Cox, Rutherford, McCravy, Bowers, Wickensimer, Willis, Haddon
- Feb 11Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hewitt, Hiott, Forrest, Ligon, Lawson, Gibson, McCravy, Taylor, Oremus, Davis, Kirby, Anderson, King, Bauer, Brittain, McDaniel, Guest, Crawford, Hardee
- Feb 10Scrivener's error corrected
- Feb 5Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal AffairsMinor
- Feb 4Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: B.Newton
- Jan 20Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
- Jan 14Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sessions, Oremus, B.Newton, Bustos, Landing
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal AffairsMinor
- Jan 13Introduced and read first timeMinor
- 2025
- Dec 16Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal AffairsMinor
- Dec 16PrefiledIntroduced