Virginia House Bill 580 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Commerce and Energy
Pending: House Commerce and Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Covenants not to compete; health care professionals; civil penalty. Adds health care professionals as a category of employee with whom no employer shall enter into, enforce, or threaten to enforce a covenant not to compete. The bill defines "health care professional" as any physician, nurse, nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, pharmacist, social worker, dietitian, physical and occupational therapist, and medical technologist authorized to provide health care services in the Commonwealth. The bill provides that any employer that violates the prohibition against covenants not to compete with an employee health care professional is subject to a civil penalty of $10,000 for each violation. Covenants not to compete; health care professionals; civil penalty. Adds health care professionals as a category of employee with whom no employer shall enter into, enforce, or threaten to enforce a covenant not to compete. The bill defines "health care professional" as any physician, nurse, nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, pharmacist, social worker, dietitian, physical and occupational therapist, and medical technologist authorized to provide health care services in the Commonwealth. The bill provides that any employer that violates the prohibition against covenants not to compete with an employee health care professional is subject to a civil penalty of $10,000 for each violation.

Covenants not to compete; health care professionals, civil penalty.

Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg [D]

2022-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 3-N) (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-15	House	Left in Commerce and Energy
2022-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 3-N)
2022-01-28	House	Assigned sub: Subcommittee #1
2022-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
2022-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101943D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	1	28.7:8	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB580
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB580+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105674A.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB580F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H2301V0017+HB0580