Bill Text: VA HB1112 | 2020 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Employment; covenants not to compete.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-30 - Continued to 2021 in Labor and Commerce by voice vote [HB1112 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-HB1112-Prefiled.html
20103775D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1112
Offered January 8, 2020
Prefiled January 7, 2020
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of
Chapter 3 of Title 40.1 a section numbered 40.1-28.7:7, relating to covenants
not to compete.
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Patron-- Hudson
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Committee Referral Pending
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 40.1 a section numbered 40.1-28.7:7 as follows:
§40.1-28.7:7. Covenants not to compete void.
A. As used in this section, "covenant not to compete" means any contract, including a provision of an employment agreement, by which an employee is restrained from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business for a specified period of time, in a specified geographical area, or for another employer.
B. A covenant not to compete entered into on or after July 1, 2020, is contrary to public policy and is void.
