Kentucky House Bill 144

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-04 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define "covenant not to compete," "employee," and "health service provider"; prohibit a health service provider receiving 10 percent or more of its total gross revenue from state general funds from requiring an employee to enter a covenant not to compete; set forth civil remedy, damages that can be recovered, and limitations to bring claim; require notice of prohibited convenant not to compete be posted by the health service provider; prohibit an employer from retaliating against an employee for bringing a civil action; prohibit any covenant not to complete in effect before the effective date of this Act from being renewed.

AN ACT relating to health service providers.

Rep. Steven Doan [R]

Rep. Steve Rawlings [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-04	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2024-01-04	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb144.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb144/orig_bill.pdf