SB 673 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Protect Physicians Voices/Freedom of Movement.

SB 673 protects licensed healthcare professionals (physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, and registered nurses) employed by hospitals in North Carolina. It prohibits hospitals and stakeholders from retaliating against these workers for reporting safety concerns, ethical violations, or breaches of hospital medical staff rules. The bill also bans non-compete clauses in hospital employment contracts and requires nondisclosure agreements to explicitly allow reporting of safety or legal violations. Violations of these provisions make the agreements unenforceable, with affected workers entitled to damages and legal fees.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

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The document shows primarily administrative and formatting changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The bill's identification numbers were updated from a draft tracking code to an official session number, and the referral information was added to indicate the Rules and Operations Committee received the bill on March 26, 2025.

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Added official referral information showing the bill was sent to the Rules and Operations of the Senate committee on March 26, 2025.

Changed the bill identifier from draft tracking code 'DRS45307-NB-141' to official session designation 'S673-v-1'.

Removed draft filing date of March 25, 2025 and replaced with official session header formatting.

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Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

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Mar 25, 2025

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upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors