SB 170 VA

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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.

• Jeremy S. McPike Democratic · primary

1. Jan 8, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100309D · upper
2. Jan 8, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
3. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB170) · upper
4. Feb 2, 2026 Incorporates SB569 (Sturtevant) · upper
5. Feb 2, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
6. Feb 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 0-N) · upper
7. Feb 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107018D-S1 · upper
8. Feb 3, 2026 Substitute bill reprinted 26107018D · upper
9. Feb 4, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
10. Feb 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
11. Feb 4, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 5, 2026 Read second time · upper
13. Feb 5, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
14. Feb 5, 2026 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 5, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Feb 6, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB170) · upper
18. Feb 12, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
19. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
20. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
21. Feb 17, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
22. Feb 19, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
23. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
24. Feb 25, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
25. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (18-Y 4-N) · lower
26. Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
27. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
28. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House (87-Y 12-N 0-A) · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB170ER) · upper
31. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
32. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by President · upper
33. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB170) · upper
34. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
35. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
36. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 883 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML