Committee weighs H.205 limits on noncompetes while stakeholders seek clarifications
The House Commerce & Economic Development committee reviewed H.205 on Feb. 19, 2026, debating a contested exempt‑employee carveout, a 250% wage threshold and narrower health‑care and stay‑or‑pay definitions as business, health‑care and labor stakeholders testified.
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The Beaumont House Committee on Commerce & Economic Development spent much of its Feb. 19 hearing reviewing H.205, a bill that would add provisions to the Fair Employment Practices Act limiting agreements not to compete and regulating stay‑or‑pay repayment clauses.
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