Contracts, creation and enforcement of non-disparagement agreements, provided
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Mar 3, 2021
Signed May 17, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2021 · House Mar 16, 2021
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 32
May 17, 2021
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican24
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
9
Committee
0
Amendments
4
May 17, 2021
Signed into law
Assigned Act No. 2021-503.
lower
May 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Concurred in Second House Amendment
upper
May 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
England motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1228
lower
May 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1463
upper
May 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1462
upper
May 17, 2021
Introduced
Smitherman first Substitute Offered
upper
May 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Smitherman motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
upper
May 17, 2021
Introduced
Judiciary first Substitute Offered
upper
May 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 436
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris England
DDemocratic
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