Starting July 1, 2026, employment contracts for community services providers (who work with people with developmental disabilities) cannot restrict where those workers can be employed or what services they can provide after they leave their job, making such restrictions unenforceable. The bill carves out exceptions for contracts tied to the sale of a business and for reasonable restrictions on directly soliciting a former employer's current clients. This change mirrors an existing rule that already applies to healthcare practitioners under state law.
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Signed by the President S.J. 416
House of Representatives Do Pass Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 0. H.J. 446
Health and Human Services Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Health and Human Services Do Pass Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0.
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House Health and Human Services H.J. 262
First Reading House H.J. 247
Senate Do Pass Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2. S.J. 200
Health and Human Services Do Pass Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 10
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 139
Prime sponsor · Rep
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Dist. HD-001
Prime sponsor · Sen
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Dist. SD-026
cosponsor · Sen
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Dist. SD-003
cosponsor · Sen
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Dist. SD-018
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