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HB330

Employment; covenants not to compete, definition of low-wage employees, civil penalty.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Schuyler VanValkenburg (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Employment; covenants not to compete; low-wage employees; civil penalty.

Prohibits an employer from entering into a covenant not to compete with any of its low-wage employees. Any employer that violates this prohibition is subject to a civil penalty of $10,000 for each violation. The measure authorizes a low-wage employee to bring a civil action against an employer that attempts to enforce a prohibited covenant not to compete. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/01/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102056D
  • 01/01/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
  • 01/14/2020 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 01/16/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB330)
  • 01/28/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
  • 01/30/2020 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 0-N)
  • 02/03/2020 - House: Read first time
  • 02/04/2020 - House: Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/05/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N 1-A)
  • 02/05/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (95-Y 3-N 1-A)
  • 02/06/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/06/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
  • 02/17/2020 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
  • 02/17/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108476D-S1
  • 02/19/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2020 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/20/2020 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/20/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108476D-S1
  • 02/20/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB330S1
  • 02/20/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (34-Y 5-N)
  • 02/24/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/24/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB330S1)
  • 02/24/2020 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House 20108476D-S1 (1-Y 96-N)
  • 02/24/2020 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 96-N)
  • 02/26/2020 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/26/2020 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
  • 02/27/2020 - House: House acceded to request
  • 02/27/2020 - House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 02/27/2020 - House: Delegates: VanValkenburg, Hurst, Webert
  • 03/02/2020 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 03/02/2020 - Senate: Senators: DeSteph, Spruill, Bell
  • 03/04/2020 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
  • 03/04/2020 - House: Conference substitute printed 20109419D-H1
  • 03/04/2020 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (86-Y 6-N)
  • 03/04/2020 - House: VOTE: Agree To (86-Y 6-N)
  • 03/05/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB330H1)
  • 03/07/2020 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (30-Y 7-N)
  • 03/18/2020 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/18/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB330ER)
  • 03/18/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/19/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/20/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
  • 03/20/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 03/23/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB330ER)
  • 04/09/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 948 (effective 7/1/20)
  • 04/09/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0948)

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