H 1950 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act relative to physician assistant non-competes

This bill prohibits physician assistants in Massachusetts from signing employment contracts that restrict their ability to practice in specific geographic areas after their job ends. By declaring such non-compete clauses void and unenforceable, the law directly affects physician assistants and the healthcare facilities that hire them. The legislation ensures that while other parts of an employment agreement remain valid, any provision limiting where a physician assistant can work post-employment is automatically invalid.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action May 15, 2024
Floor votes

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Jon Santiago
DDemocratic
MA
9th Suffolk