VA SB360 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 25 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-08 - Defeated by Senate (11-Y 28-N 1-A)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

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, professional counselor, behavior analyst, assistant behavior analyst, or 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 a health care professional is subject to the civil penalty in current law of $10,000 for each violation.

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Title

Employment; definitions, covenants not to compete prohibited, limitations, civil penalty.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Defeated by Senate (11-Y 28-N 1-A) (Y: 11 N: 28 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Substitute by Senator McPike reconsidered (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (11-Y 2-N 1-A) (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-08SenateDefeated by Senate (11-Y 28-N 1-A)
2024-02-08SenateReconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (39-Y 0-N)
2024-02-08SenatePassed by for the day
2024-02-08SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-08SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB360S2
2024-02-08SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 24106886D-S2
2024-02-08SenateSubstitute by Senator McPike rejected 24106072D-S1
2024-02-08SenateSubstitute by Senator McPike reconsidered (39-Y 0-N)
2024-02-08SenateEngrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2024-02-07SenatePassed by for the day
2024-02-05SenateCommittee substitute printed 24106886D-S2
2024-02-05SenateReported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
2024-01-26SenateRecommitted to Commerce and Labor
2024-01-26SenateMotion to recommit to committee agreed to
2024-01-25SenateEngrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB360S1
2024-01-25SenateSubstitute by Senator McPike agreed to 24106072D-S1
2024-01-25SenateReading of substitute waived
2024-01-25SenateCommittee amendment rejected
2024-01-25SenateRead second time
2024-01-25SenateFloor substitute printed 24106072D-S1 (McPike)
2024-01-24SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-01-22SenateReported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (11-Y 2-N 1-A)
2024-01-09SenateReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2024-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102716D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
40128.7:8(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB360
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB360+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB360S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB360S2+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24105931A.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+SB360AS
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+SB360ASR
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S02V0012+SB0360
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0104SB0360+SB0360
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S02V0055+SB0360
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0279SB0360+SB0360
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0280SB0360+SB0360
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0281SB0360+SB0360
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0290SB0360+SB0360
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0291SB0360+SB0360

Bill Comments

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