Protection of employees; covenants not to compete, discharged employees.
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 protection of employees; covenants not to compete; discharged employees.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Protection of employees; covenants not to compete; discharged employees. Provides that no covenant not to compete, as such term is defined in existing law, between an employer and an employee is enforceable if such employer discharges such employee from employment without providing severance benefits or other monetary payment to such employee that is disclosed upon execution of the covenant not to compete, unless the employee is discharged for cause. This bill incorporates SB 569.
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 8, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 883 (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
Jeremy S. McPike
Recorded votes
Passed House (87-Y 12-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 87, N 12
Reported from Appropriations (18-Y 4-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 18, N 4
Reported from Labor and Commerce and rereferred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 7
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 40
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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