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Committee unanimously backs HB 270 sub 2 to limit post‑employment noncompetes for health workers
Summary
The committee voted unanimously to adopt sub 2 and favorably recommend HB 270, which prohibits enforcement of many post‑employment noncompete clauses against health care professionals to protect patient continuity and retain providers; the bill was placed on the consent calendar.
Representative Hall introduced House Bill 270 (substitute 2), which would prohibit enforcement of post‑employment noncompete agreements against a broad set of health care professionals — including physicians, nurses, therapists and many behavioral health providers — while preserving reasonable employer protections such as severance repayment, confidentiality and business‑sale noncompetes. "At its core, this bill prohibits health care employers from enforcing post employment non compete agreements against the health care professionals," Hall said, adding the measure is non‑retroactive and aims to protect patient access and workforce mobility.
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