SB 7 Indiana Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Physician noncompete agreements.

Summary
Provides that beginning July 1, 2023, a primary care physician and an employer may not enter into a noncompete agreement. Provides that beginning July 1, 2023, a physician noncompete agreement is not enforceable if any of the following circumstances occur: (1) The employer terminates the physician's employment without cause. (2) The physician terminates the physician's employment for cause. (3) The physician's employment contract has expired and the physician and employer have fulfilled the obligations of the contract. Specifies a process by which a physician or employer may pursue mediation to determine a reasonable price to purchase a release from a noncompete agreement.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 9, 2023 Signed May 4, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 17, 2023

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
2
Amendments
2
May 4, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 466: yeas 41, nays 7
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 424: yeas 81, nays 17
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Amended
Amendment #1 (Hatfield) motion withdrawn voice vote
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 76: yeas 45, nays 5
upper
Feb 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Busch) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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