VirginiaCovenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty.
What it does
Covenants not to compete; health care professionals; civil penalty. Adds health care professionals as a category of employee with or upon whom no employer shall enter into, enforce, or threaten to enforce a covenant not to compete. The bill defines "health care professional" as any person licensed, registered, or certified by the Board of Medicine, Nursing, Counseling, Optometry, Psychology, or Social Work.
More detail
The bill provides that any employer that violates the prohibition against covenants not to compete with a health care professional is subject to the civil penalty in current law of $10,000 for each violation. This bill is identical to HB 627.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 11Governor's recommendation received by SenateLatest
- Mar 14Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 14Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026Minor
- Mar 12Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 12Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB128)
- Mar 12Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB128ER)Major
- Mar 12EnrolledMinor
- Mar 6Passed House (92-Y 6-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 6Read third timeMinor
- Mar 5Read second timeMinor
- Feb 26Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 1-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Feb 18Read first timeMinor
- Feb 18Placed on Calendar
- Feb 13Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 11Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB128)
- Feb 9Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB128)
- Feb 5Rereferred to Finance and AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 5Motion to rerefer to Finance and Appropriations agreed to
- Feb 5Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- Feb 5Read second timeMinor
- Feb 4Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 4Rules suspended
- Feb 3Committee substitute printed 26106892D-S1Major
- Feb 2Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 2Senate committee offered
- Feb 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB128)
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100840DIntroduced