Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 40.1-28.7:8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to covenants not to compete; health care professionals; civil penalty.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Covenants not to compete; health care professionals; civil penalty. Adds health care professionals as a category of employee with or upon whom no employer shall enter into, enforce, or threaten to enforce a covenant not to compete. The bill defines "health care professional" as any person licensed, registered, or certified by the Board of Medicine, Nursing, Counseling, Optometry, Psychology, or Social Work. The bill provides that any employer that violates the prohibition against covenants not t
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 6, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 1114 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg
Recorded votes
Governor's amendment no. 1 agreed to (97-Y 1-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 97, N 1, X 2
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation No. 1 (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 39, X 1
Passed House (92-Y 6-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 92, X 1, N 6
Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 20, N 1, X 1
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 15
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 40
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · Y 13, X 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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